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Rock Park and Natural Area — a planned multi-jurisdictional public park located along New Hope Creek and referring the draft interlocal agreement to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange County Work Group for consideration at its March 11 meeting before the agreement comes back to the Board at a future meeting for further discussion and action. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7. Reqular Aqenda a. Approval of Broker of Record for Employee Benefits The Board considered approving the recommendation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as the County's Broker of Record for Employee Benefit programs, and authorizing the Manager, pending final review by the Human Resources Director and the County Attorney, to sign the contract with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and to further authorize the Manager to sign any amendments or renewals thereto. Brenda Bartholomew read the following background information: BACKGROUND: Orange County issued a Request for Proposals to obtain the services of a Broker of Record to consult with the County in the management of its employee benefit programs. The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit offers from qualified brokers to assist the County with strategically planning, designing and negotiating the best coverage and cost for selective employee benefit programs, which may include but are not necessarily limited to health, dental, vision, and other voluntary programs for employees and retirees. Under the direction of County Purchasing Agent David Cannell, Employee Benefits Broker RFP 5208 was issued on November 12, 2014. Responses were due by prospective vendors by December 9, 2014 and were extended one week thereafter. Four vendors responded with written proposals to the RFP, as follows: Mark III Employee Benefits (the County's current Broker of Record) Willis Group Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. SennDunn Insurance / Marsh & McLennan The four written proposals were initially reviewed on January 9, 2015 by the County's internal Health Advisory Committee, a six-member employee Committee appointed by the Manager. Following this initial review, David Cannell further facilitated Committee interviews with all four vendors on January 29, 2015. Following reviews of the written proposals and the vendor interviews, the Committee recommended to County Manager Bonnie Hammersley that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. be selected as the Broker of Record for Orange County. Human Resources Director Brenda Bartholomew and the Manager have conducted follow-up discussions and made contact with other governmental units who are current Arthur J.