HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 012968CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
�— SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
January 29, 1968
SPECIAL MEETING The special meeting of the Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens was held on January 29, 1968, at 8:00 P.M. at City Hall,
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mayor Diamond presided.
QUORUM Mayor Diamond directed the Manager to call the roll. All Council-
men were present.
PURPOSE OF THE Mayor Diamond stated for the record the purpose of the meeting was
SPECIAL MEETING
to open the sealed bids on the City's general insurance and to
award to the successful bidder, and also to award the City group
insurance to the successful bidder of January 22, 1968. He stated
that an emergency did exist due to the fact that all City insurance
and group insurance expired midnight January 31, 1968, and that
it was absolutely necessary to call this meeting to open and award
these bids so that coverage could be effective February 1, 1968.
Mayor Diamond stated that he had bid both the group and general
insurance through his company and felt that he should disqualify
himself from voting, therefore he directed Vice Mayor Hughes to
take the chair and preside. Mayor Diamond presented Vice Mayor
Hughes with the gavel and left the room.
AWARDING CITY GROUP Vice Mayor Hughes turned the meeting over to the City Manager to
INSURANCE TO JOHN
HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE explain the tabulations on the eight bids that had been received.
INSURANCE CO.
He further instructed the Manager to make his recommendation after
explaining the tabulations. The Manager recommended to the Council
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that they select one of the three following companies to award the
bid to:
1. Travelers Insurance Company
2. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
3. Gulf Life Insurance Company
Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Bonner that the
City group insurance be awarded to John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Company at the rate of $712.68 per month as bid in accordance with
specifications. On the discussion of the motion, Councilman Earle
stated that this company was the lower of the three companies
recommended by the City Manager. Vice Mayor Hughes called for the
vote on the motion. The vote was 4 -0 in favor of the motion.
Mayor Diamond did not cast a vote.
OPENING SEALED Vice Mayor Hughes turned the meeting over to the City Manager to
BIDS ON CITY'S
GENERAL INSURANCE open the bids and read for the record. First bid was from Nation-
wide Insurance Company. The Manager informed the Council that they
had bid only item #2 at $3,180.28 and item #8 at $357.50 of the
bid specifications. The next bid was from Cornelius, Johnson &
Clark, Inc. Their bid was as follows:
Item #1 - Annual $2,416.00
3 Years $7,248.00
Item #2 - Annual $3,890.00
3 Years $11,670.00
Item #3 - Annual $2,607.00
3 Years $7,821.00
Item #4 - Annual $ 56.00
3 Years 168.00
Items 5, 6, 7 combined
Annual $ 305.00
3 Years $ 915.00
Item #8 - Annual $ 271.25
3 Years $ 813.75
TOTAL ANNUAL BID $9,545.25
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The Manager informed the Council that Cornelius, Johnson &
Clark, Inc. had complied with all specifications as advertised
and called for. He stated that he would recommend tnat the
Council take the bid from Cornelius, Johnson & Clark, Inc. on
the three -year annual payment basis. Motion by Councilman Earle,
seconded by Councilman Brown that Cornelius, Johnson & Clark, Inc.
be awarded the City's general insurance as bid for a three -year
contract with an annual installment payment. On discussion of the
motion Councilman Bonner asked the City Attorney if this was proper
in binding future Councils. The City Attorney advised Councilman
Bonner that with the annual installment plan that the City could
either elect to pay the premium or cancel and rebid the insurance.
There being no further discussion on the motion Vice Mayor Hughes
called for the vote. The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
Mayor Diamond did not cast a vote.
ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilman Earle, seconded by Councilman Brown that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:40 P.M..
ATTESTED:
ORY POSTON, CITY CLERK
AP 0 ED-
R BERT C. DIAMOND, MAYOR
ES W. HUGHES, VICE MAiA
GEORGE'A. BONNER, COUNCILMAN
WILLIAM D. EARLE, COUNCILMAN
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NORMAN E. BROWN, COUNCILMAN