RESOLUTION NO. ____-2022
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL APPOINTING DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG ON THE REDWOOD EMPIRE MUNICIPAL INSURANCE FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Bragg has been a member of the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) since December 31, 1978; and WHEREAS, REMIF is a risk sharing pool of small to medium sized cities and towns (referred to as Members) which contribute to a shared fund that pays for liability and workers’ compensation claims and provides risk management services to its Members; and WHEREAS, pools are empowered by the California Government Code to exist as joint powers authorities (JPA); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4334-2020 approved an amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement and the bylaws of REMIF; and WHEREAS, the REMIF and PARSAC Board of Directors voted to recommend that their respective Member agencies merge the two organizations by creating a new risk pool named the California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA or “The Authority”); and WHEREAS, the self-insured health plan provided by REMIF remains under the control of REMIF; and WHEREAS, REMIF continues to manage claims made prior to the existence of CIRA on July 1, 2021 for liability, property and workers compensation; and WHEREAS, Article III of the REMIF bylaws states that the Board shall be comprised of one Director from each Member and an Alternate Director and the Alternate Director may only cast a vote in the absence of the Director; and WHEREAS, by adoption of Resolution No. 4487-2021 on December 13, 2021, the City Council appointed the Assistant to the City Manager as the designed REMIF Board Member and the Human Resources Analyst as the designated Alternate Director; and WHEREAS, due to an organizational change, the Human Resources Department now reports to the City Clerk, and the Assistant to the City Manager will no longer be responsible for HR or risk management; and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to adopt a new resolution replacing the Assistant to the City Manager with the City Clerk as the City of Fort Bragg’s designated REMIF Board Member; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby designate the City Clerk as the REMIF Director for the City of Fort Bragg replacing the Assistant to the City Manager.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember ______, seconded by Councilmember _____, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 25th day of April, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
June Lemos, MMC
City Clerk
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