HomeMy WebLinkAbout2138RESOLUTION NO. 2138
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, approving the
concept of Insurance Pooling and requesting the Kitsap County Sub-Regional
Council of the Puget Sound Council of Governments to coordinate an Ad-Hoc
Committee composed of Risk Management and other professional staff members
from the Kitsap Transit Authority, the City of Bremerton and Kitsap County
for purpose of drafting recommended operating procedures and policies for
an Insurance Pool comprised of these members.
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton is experiencing extremely high insurance
costs, as are most municipal and County governments; and,
WHEREAS, Kitsap County and the Kitsap Transit Authority are experiencing
similar high insurance costs; and,
WHEREAS, Preliminary study and investigation by the staffs of these
governmental agencies indicate that a cooperative insurance
pool may be cost effective for each of the governments and
provide an opportunity to make better use of limited governmental
revenues; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton desires to participate in mutually beneficial
activities with neighboring governmental entities in the Kitsap
Penninsula and Puget Sound area;
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
The representatives of the City of Bremerton on the Sub-
Regional Council of Government are directed to provide notice
of the City's approval of the insurance pooling concept and
that the City desires to pursue the matter further for possible
adoption as a method for providing insurance coverage for the
City; and to,
Request that the Sub-Regional Council establish an Ad-Hoc
Committee comprised of staff members representing the Risk
Management professionals of the City of Bremerton, Kitsap
County and Kitsap Transit to develop formal proposals for an
insurance pool which includes policies and procedures that,
as a minimum, address the following concerns of the City with
regard to insurance pooling:
a. Acceptable By-Laws and Interlocal Agreement recommendations.
b. Commitments from each entity to long-term pool membership.
c. Procedures that ensure professional handling of claims and
lawsuits.
d. Definition of staffing, operational, and start-up costs and
procedures.
e. Method to maintain proportional control over pool operations,
assets and policies.
f. Method for determination of pool contributions.
Ability to secure and maintain excess coverage.
Method for maintaining appropriate management services.
Method for determining authority for developing and enforcing
loss prevention and loss reduction policies.
Method for addressing the "coverage gap" which the City will
experience as a result of the change from a claims made forms
of insurance to pooled coverage.
Procedures for handling of claims against the pool itself.
Policies and procedures for distribution of investment profits
and losses; and,
Provide a report regarding the positive and negative effects
of expansion of the insurance pool to include other cities
and goverr~ental entities in the geographic area.
3. That the Kitsap Transit Authority continue to provide insurance
pooling consultant services to the above committee; and
That the formal recommendation pertaining to a joint pool be
presented to the City Council of the City of Bremerton prior to
the 1st dayof June, 1987.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON THIS
30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1986.
AL COLVIN, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #1
MORRIE DAWKINS, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #2
HANK WAIBEL, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #3
LON OVERSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #4
SHIRLEY MARTY CRUTCHER, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #5
MARY LOU LONG, COUNCILMAN DISTR.#6
C.R. "TINY" COLLINS, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #7
SPENCER HORNING, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #8
RUSS JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #9
GENE LOBE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L.