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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Executive Assistant
DATE: May 15, 2017
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. re: Continuing Relationship with the Washington
Counties Risk Pool and the Related Appointments and Designations of the
County
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
A Resolution to continue the relationship with the Washington Counties Risk Pool and the related
appointments and designations of/for each member county.
Pursuant to the Washington Counties Risk Pool Claims Handling Policies and Procedures, Jefferson County
must appoint/designate a County representative and alternate representative to serve on the Washington
Counties Risk Pool Board of Directors, as well as appoint/designate County representatives to serve as: 1)
Risk Manager; 2) Safety Officer; and 3) Claims Administrator.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution re: Continuing Relationship with the Washington Counties Risk Pool and the Related
Appointments and Designations of the County
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
STATE OF WASHINGTON
In the Matter of Continuing Relationships }
with the Washington Counties Risk Pool }
and the Related Appointments and } RESOLUTION NO.
Designations of/for each Member County }
WHEREAS, several Washington counties agreed to the creation of the Washington Counties Risk Pool
("Pool"), organized and operating under Chapters 48.62 and 39.34 RCW, to provide to its member
counties programs of joint self-insurance, joint purchasing of insurance, and joint contracting for or hiring
of personnel to provide risk management, claims handling, and administrative services; and
WHEREAS, the Pool's Interlocal Agreement and Bylaws, and policies of its Board of Directors require
appointees and/or designees from each member county; that is:
a) Director / Alternate Director (Article 8 of the Interlocal Agreement and Article 2 of the Bylaws) —
officers or employees of each Pool member county that are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of
the respective county's legislative authority;
b) County Risk Manager (Article I I (b) of the Interlocal Agreement) — an employee of each Pool
member county appointed to serve as a liaison between the County and the Pool as to risk
management and who is responsible for the risk management function within the County;
c) County Safety Officer (Article I I (c) of the Interlocal Agreement) — an active employee designated by
each Pool member county who, along with a related committee, are maintained to consider all
recommendations concerning the development and implementation of a loss control policy to prevent
unsafe practices; and
d) County Claims Administrator (sections B. 6, C and E.1. b of the Pool Board of Directors' Claims
Handling Policies and Procedures) — each Pool member county's must designate someone to
administer civil claims, with whom incidents should be immediately reported to, who is responsible
for sending all claims and lawsuits and reporting various known incidents to the Pool, and with whom
the Pool will coordinate the County's claims administration;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Jefferson County hereby confirms the appointment or
designation of the following individuals for the applicable and required relationships with the Washington
Counties Risk Pool:
WCRP
Relationship
Name
County Position
Email
Telephone #
Director:
Philip Morley
County Administrator
pmorleygcojefferson.wa.us
360-385-9383
Alternate Director:
Philip Hunsucker
Deputy Prosecutor
phunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us
360-385-9219
Risk Manager:
Philip Morley
County Administrator
pmorley@co.jefferson.wa.us
360-385-9383
Claims Administrator:
Leslie Locke
Executive Assistant
Ilocke@co.jefferson.wa.us
360-385-9102
Safety Officer:
Lynn Sterbenz
Emergency Management
Director
lsterbenz@co.iefferson.wa.us
360-385-3831
ext. 729
Prosecuting Attorney:
Michael Haas
Prosecuting Attorney
mhaas@co.Lefferson.wa.us
360-385-9180
(Civil Chief) Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney*:
Philip Hunsucker
Deputy Prosecutor
phunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us
360-385-9219
* Optional
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and shall supersede any prior conflicting action(s); and
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Resolution No. re: Continuing Relationships with the Washington Counties Risk Pool And Related
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BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk of this body shall forward a copy of this
resolution, once completed, to the attention of Executive Director Derek Bryan at the Washington
Counties Risk Pool, 2558 RW Johnson Road SW, Suite 106, Tumwater, WA 98512-6103.
APPROVED this 15'h day of May, 2017.
SEAL:
ATTEST:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Kathleen Kler, Chairman
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Avery, David Sullivan, Member
Deputy Clerk of the Board
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