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RESOLUTION No. -M
BEFORE THE COMMTSTSONERS OF MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF CONTINUING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WASHINGTON
COUNTIES RISK POOL AND THE RELATED APPOINTMENTS AND DESIGNATIONS
oFlFOR EACH MEMBER COUNTY.
WHEREAS, several Washington counties agreed to the creation of the Washington Counties
Risk Pool f'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 - officers or employees of each Pool member county that
are appointed by and serue at the pleasure of the respective county's legislative authority
(Article 8 of the Interlocal Agreement and Article 2 of the Bylaws);
b) County Risk Manager - an employee of each Pool member county appointed to serue 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 (Article 11(b) of the Interlocal
Agreement);
c) County Safety Officer - 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 (Article 11(c) of the InterlocalAgreement); and
d) County Claims Administrator - 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 repofting various known incidents to the
Pool, and with whom the Pool will coordinate the County's clams administration (section B
of the Pool Board of Directors'Claims Handling Policies and Procedures);
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners for Mason County
hereby confirms the appointment or designation of the following individuals for the applicable
and required relationships with the Washington Counties Risk Pool:
Director: Lynda Ring Erickson
Alternate Director: Ione Siegler
County Title: Commissioner
Title: Director of Budget & Finance
Title: Director of Budget & Finance
Title: Loss Control Coordinator/Budget Analyst
Title: Director of Budget & Finance
2nd Alternate (optional): Ross Gallagher Title: Commissioner
Risk Manager: Ione Siegler
Safety Officer; Todd Barr
Claims Administrator: Ione Siegler
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
passage and shall supersede any prior conflicting action(s); and
Mason County, Washington
RESOLUÏON
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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 Vyrle Hill at the Washington
Counties Risk Pool, 2558 RW Johnson Rd, S.W., S9uite 106, Tumwater, WA 98512-6103.
PASSED this 17th day of March, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ATTEST:
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Tm Sheldon, Chair