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RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
July 2, 2019 - 10:30 a.m.
MEETING MINUTES
MEMBERS: Philip Morley, County Administrator/Risk Manager
Erin Lundgren, Clerk of the Board/Risk Coordinator (Chair)
Ruth Gordon, Superior Court Clerk
Mark McCauley, Central Services Director
Vicki Kirkpatrick, Public Health Director
LEGAL COUNSEL: Philip Hunsucker, Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
SECRETARY: Leslie Locke, Executive Assistant/Claims Coordinator
Member Philip Morley called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. in the presence of Members Vicki
Kirkpatrick, Mark McCauley and Ruth Gordon and Legal Counsel Philip Hunsucker. Chair Erin
Lundgren was absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Member Gordon moved to approve the meeting minutes of June 4, 2019 as presented. Member
Kirkpatrick seconded the motion. The motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
DEBRIEF re: Incident that Resulted in a Claim for Damages and Measures to Prevent Similar
Claims in the Future — C-03-19, Mark Walters, Loss of Restitution: Prosecuting Attorney James
Kennedy attended and discussed the Prosecuting Attorney's Office procedure for dismissing a case
through the diversion agreement process. Member Morley suggested a checklist be included in each file
and that each item be checked off and initialed prior to a diversion agreement being approved.
Prosecuting Attorney Kennedy will implement a checklist in his office.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
An Executive Session was scheduled from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Member Morley announced that the
Executive Session will be held from 10:50 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. with the County Administrator, Chief
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Superior Court Clerk, Central Services Director, Public Health
Director and Executive Assistant/Claims Coordinator regarding Attorney -Client Privilege, Actual
Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The
Committee concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 11:02 a.m.
Risk Management Committee Meeting Minutes — July 2,2019 Page: 2
EXECUTIVE SESSION
An Executive Session was scheduled from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Member Morley announced that the
Executive Session will be held from 11:02 a.m. until 11:32 a.m. with the County Administrator, Chief
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Superior Court Clerk, Central Services Director, Public Health
Director and Executive Assistant/Claims Coordinator regarding Attorney -Client Privilege, Potential
Litigation under exemption RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) as outlined in the Open Public Meetings Act. The
Committee concluded the Executive Session and resumed the regular meeting at 11:32 a.m.
Update re: Risk Manager Report on Washington Counties Risk Pool (WCRP): Member Morley
stated he attended the WCRP Executive Committee meeting and reported on the following proposed
changes:
• Proposed Changes to the Memorandum of Liability Coverage
• Eliminating the Cost to Counties for Pre -Defense Review
• Increase to WCRP Self Insured Retainage (SIR)
• Increase to County Property Insurance Premiums
No old business was discussed.
OLD BUSINESS
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
Member Gordon moved to adjourn the meeting at 11:54 a.m. until the next regular meeting or special
meeting as properly noticed. Member McCauley seconded the motion. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted:
Leslie Locke, Executive Assistant/Claims Coordinator