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Home My WebLink About1996-008 , .- e e RESOLUTION NO. 96-8 APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF STILL WATER AND SAND CREEK GROUP, LTD. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, that the Agreement to provide an Employee Assistance Program, attached hereto as Exhibit A, by and between the City of Stillwater, Minnesota, and Sand Creek Group, Ltd., is hereby approved, and the appropriate city staff is authorized to sign said Agreement. Adopted by Council this 2nd day of January, 1996. 2R fl ' Ri cKardCumminas ,Act~9 Mayor ATTEST: ~~~J,t1~ Morl Weldon, City Clerk " . . Exhibit IIAII '. ~ .. , 333 North Main Street '.' " '" Suite 203 . : ,': Stillwater, 'MN' 55082 (612) 430-3383 ( , ., ". . . ....... INNOVATORS INJJEHAVIOiw. HEALTH CARE'. , " . , f ,Empll?yee Assistance Agreement betWeen The, Sand ,Creek J1Toup; Ltd. '. " and ': " ,'. '. t- ~ . .' ~. , ''fhe City of Stillwater . . . I: ,Services Provided: . . . 'Thepr~gTam contract lncliuJes'thejollowing seriJices:' ... . "1. FullserviCe coverage for. The Cil!' ofStiilw~ter employees and '(heir' h~u.s(!hold members. . ',6,,' ... . l. ._ .. . , ,~, ,,:Employee Assistance personnel policy develbpm~nt anii. consultation, . .- ~. .. .;. .;", . . , . . . . . J. . Sup'ervisory trainiT1:g of ~n~gement.personnel in ,the use .o!'rhe progr.am. ,. .' . . . 4. ,Employeeorientation seminars to jamili~rize your emj;l'oyees with the serviCes ,available to them.' " . .. ~. " " . -~ ~ . . . . '. ,. - o' . . .. ~ . "..... . . . . '", . _ . " _. . Promotiorial m.aterilils 'including' 6rociu;,res, post~rs, newsletter article~~ and cairzeh.! ,f!lldj ,. ,"" . copies ola variety oj home mailings, to keep your Employee Assistance Program yisible ~o . , your employees, and thrdr families.. ' '.' '. , . ..' . '~, ',A Drug Testing Programfor,commercial drii;e~s including cirrangingfordrug test cOliection,', ' . silperVi~or a~d employee, drug awareness education, fitness for work evaluation, chel1}-ical 0 '"dependency aSsessment: referral, ani1,follow-up.. .' ' . 7. '. Ongoing consultations with~nagers and Superyisorstoassist them in utilizing the EAP" .' within'your organiza~ion. .. 8.' Confidential assessme,nt;referral and'brief counseling to be provided tp all employees, and . their famUy member.s. Up to four sessiQnsoj coun~eling based on the 'clinical rer;ommendation of EAP counselor. Each session being comprised of one clinical hour: "All of the employees of The City of Stillwater and theirfamily m'embers '!lay contact The Sand. Creek Group for assessment, brief counsel a'(ld, when rteces~ary,referral free-of-charge to . ~'Wh~teve; YOlt ca!1 do, or d-ream.you'can begin it, Bo'[rinesshas genius, power' and m'agit; in it,." Goethe , , . " , , , , t~em., ~~ li!Tl:li is ~l~ced ,~~ the ~umber'of ~s;essme~ts"~~d r:~fe~al~ ;,ade 'an~~ailY. : A'il,: 'a contact .lS st!1ctly confidentla.~. " , ' ',. ,-, , ;" ;" .. ' , . ,', , .. '. . . . " o. .. , ' ,9." '24 hou:teleph~ne cri.sis)~terv~ntion. ", .. . : , ". . . '. . ", " 10. Wor:ksite ,visits from an EAP representative to continua./ly evaluate the status of ihe pr~gram -' and your satisfaction., .. , ", - " :, , ' . ',' " ' :.. ~' , ..' , , . . ~ . . . . '. . ..0 . . II., ' ,Coordination "of Services: ' The City of $tilll:Vater 'agrees to work with th~ E4P repr.esei7.tatfve: in'lhj<jrniing itsemploye.es' of . this agreerr:zent,and the services which 'are . available to them. '. .. .' . "., . . , " , "III. " Druf! Test Collection: , ' , The ac.tual collect~on will,b(! ~o~ducted by MED- WORKS who will be responsib~e for forwarding' . samples to NIDA certified laboratories as,appropnate. MED-WORKS,will be responsible for , , prl?vidingthe TJ1!lndated chain of evidence. The Sand Creek. Group, Ltd, shall be h~ld ha171}less ': , ," against any claimS and expenses ancluding repspnable legal costs) arising.jro~work performed. " .,'" by MED-WORKS pU'rsupnt,t.o t~is agreement.' .,' , , ' , 'IV. Use of Name: ,', The CitY C!f Stillwater agrees to (l'itow.Th~ Sand C~~ek Qroup; -Ltd. ;0' iisi,th~'CitY as ~'cust~~er.A : . on prf),!!o~~onal materials. ,..' ;: '",', ",,' ,','" ' ',.' .'. ' .. , V. ' Eligibility: , " ,Ail employeeso/TJie' CiiyofStillwater and members of their househa!d w~o at'e, ,i!!'perielicing '" personal, emotional, family Dr sociatproblemS which have direct. i1'l1.:lirect or poter!tialeffects or; ',work performana cl'persanal well being. are eligibl~ for the' serllzces 'of-the Emp~oyee As...;stan~~ , Pro grarrz.' . ,: .' " , ,'.., ',' " , . : " ' , VI.,... 'Emplovee' Pariicipanon: , ~ '.' . .' . , ' " ',A, working' policy of the EAP is' that Employee paTticipation in the EAP ,will affect neitlzer future' , employment or adva!lcement nor protect employee from disciplinary 'action for continued' ' substandard performanc~.' ", ", ' -, , . VII. ,Reporting: The S~nd Creek Gro'up; Ltd. will provide quarterly ~epdrts on~ program ~tilizatlon. No i,if~rmation on individual e~pl~yees,~ill be released outside of The Sand Creek Group withouet the wntten consent of the employee. " , " . . ' , . . , ' , " , ' The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. SD,G. " - " ' , , , ' - , , 0.," .;;. '.., . . -. , ' . ~ .. . . "VIII. " Retainer Cost: .' ", ." '. ~ . '. .:.' " ..,' . . 'The annual retainer chargeiby:..Th~ Sand Creek Group, Ltd. for the emplOyee services is as',' f~llows:', " -,' :, : ' -' ",.," .' '. . " .' ".... .:,", ,.,' , ,"" ,N~m!Jer ofempldyees 70' , '$20.00 " .. f : C(Jst per employee , '. , ' . Annual EAP Co'ntrlJct Cost '. ",,' $1.400,00 " ,Drug Testing '.' '.::" '$50,OO'per test . .... ,.: Term ofContrac,t January, 1. 1996toDecember 31., 1996 ' .' " .. .". .. . . ,,' Contract' Payme.nts.,to be mad,e to:, '. , , , , The. Sand Creek C;roup,' I:id. :',' ., , 333 N. Main Stre,et; #203 , , Stillwater,MN 55028 .' "Optional Servi.ces.~ , ., l. o.rganizatio~ Development. SerVices. $150.00 per ftou~, '" , ,'Trauma Team Servlces "$125.00/lst twf!ho'ur,s , $85,00 per hour over two hours, ,,', $85.00 per hour .". , , $.15q. 00 per hour ,'Of presentation/facilitation' , "Fina~cial Services, , ,..., , . ,Bag Lunch Seminars: "'.' . " '.lX." Fee for Oizgoinft Couftseling: "', . . '," " Paymentfor any ()ngoing counseling services' beyond. the' initial d~agnostic scre.enin~ will, be, ~he respo,nsibility of the' employee/family ,member. ." " .. ,,':~. ,'. ~~~i(lcati~n or. Te"";in~onof, Co~~ac~~ ' . ".. ,.,: :.'.." .'. ;. . , , ,'-Tfis contrac(may b(modified in- writing at aTry time by the mutual Consent of the parties'. ,; Either The City pI Stiiiwa.ter. 0; ,The Sand Creek Group~' 'Ltd. may cancel this Clgreemeni atany .time upon 90 ,day notice" 'in. writing, (0 the other party." , The !iand- Creek 'Group, Ltd., ' The City' of Stillwater ; '~ " G~~~'':;J ,j /, 1~0" " n. '\, /.'..;, "~ill! " ' /' '>'. /~~ -'/7- . - . - . , ,',',' ! //',,/:;..~, '/~(!~ ~1.' ,/!}~"~~::.' , '\ 'Grifchen-M. $tein, Ph.D" CEAP Date - President & Chief Executive officer, , The Sand Creek Group, Ltd. Date GMS:jes . The Sand' Cre~k Group, 'Lt'd, " , S.D.G. ' Dear Employee: e The City of Stillwater is concerned about the well being of its employees and the families of our employees. The City of Stillwater has established an Employee Assistance Program to help employees and their dependents deal with a variety of personal problems that negatively affect well being and job performance, I am writing to let you know of some changes in the program and to encourage you or your family members to use the program. From time to time we all need help managing life and work stress. The City of Stillwater's EAP offers help with: . Relationship issues including separation and divorce concerns . Work pressures and demands . Alcohol and chemical use problems . Loss and grief . Depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts . Financial crisis . Parent -child difficulties . And many other life concerns Beginning January 1, 1996, The City of Stillwater is contracting with a new provider, The Sand Creek Group, Ltd., a national behavioral health care corporation to provide the following services: e . Convenient. Easy Access To Service: EAP counselors are available to see you and/ or your family members at any of their clinical offices located in Stillwater, Hastings, Amery, Wisconsin or throughout the Metro Area, Simply call (612) 430-3383 or 1-800-632-7643 to schedule an appointment within one or two working days of your call. . 24-Hour Telephone Crisis Intervention: Should an emergency occur, help is available every hour of every day, including weekends and holidays. Call (612) 430-3383 or 1-800-632-7643. . Free: Employee Assistance provides assessment and referral counseling for you and your dependents at no charge to you. . Confidential: You can use this program with confidence knowing that no one will know you used the program or anything that was said in your counseling session, The highest level of confidence is maintained by the EAP. . .. - . . . Professional: All of The Sand Creek Group counselors are highly trained, experienced, and licensed employee assistance counselors holding at least a masters degree in the field of psychology, social work or related behavior health sciences. All of us face crisis and have stress in our lives. We offer the Employee Assistance Program to help employees and their families find support and necessary resources when difficult situations arise, Please remember this program is free, professional, and confidential. Sincerely, '.