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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight, Executive Assistant
DATE: May 16, 2022
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. re: Continuing Relationship with the Washington
Counties Risk Pool and the Related Appointments and Designations of the
County
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
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) Director; 2) Risk Manager; and 3) Claims Administrator.
RECOMMENDATION:
On May 9, 2022, the Board approved appointment recommendations for Director, Risk Manager and Claims
Coordinator. Approve the attached Resolution re: Continuing Relationship with the Washington Counties
Risk Pool and the Related Appointments and Designations of the County.
REVI ED BY:
ark c ey, County Admini at D to
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 11(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 11(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:
Director: Mark McCauley County Administrator mmccauley@co.jefferson.wa.us 360-385-9130
Alternate Director: Philip Hunsucker Deputy Prosecutor phunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us 360-385-9219
2nd Alternate Director* Central Services Director
Risk Manager: Mark McCauley County Administrator mmccauley@cojefferson.wa.us 360-385-9383
Claims Administrator: Adiel McKnight Executive Assistant afmcknight@co.jefferson.wa.us 360-385-9133
Safety Officer: Willie Bence Emergency Management wbence@cojefferson.wa.us 360-385-3831
Director ext. 729
Prosecuting Attorney: James Kennedy Prosecuting Attorney jkennedy@co.jefferson.wa.us 360-385-9180
(Civil Chief)Deputy Philip Hunsucker Deputy Prosecutor phunsucker@co.jefferson.wa.us 360-385-9219
Prosecuting Attorney*:
*Optional
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Resolution No. re: Continuing Relationships with the Washington Counties Risk Pool And Related
Appointments and Designations of/for each Member County Page: 2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and shall supersede any prior conflicting action(s); and
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 98512-6113.
APPROVED this day of , 2022.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Heidi Eisenhour, Chair
ATTEST: Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Greg Brotherton, Member
Clerk of the Board
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