RESOLUTION NO. ____-2023
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL APPOINTING DIRECTOR AND ALTERNATE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT AND VOTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FORT BRAGG AT CALIFORNIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK AUTHORITY (CIRA) BOARD MEETINGS WHEREAS, the City of Fort Bragg has been a member of the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) since December 31, 1978; and WHEREAS, CIRA is a risk sharing pool of small to medium sized cities and towns (referred to as Members) which contribute to a shared fund that provides self-insured workers’ compensation and general liability services to its members; and WHEREAS, risk sharing pools are empowered by the California Government Code to exist as joint powers authorities (JPA); and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4334-2020 / ID 438-2020 amended the Joint Powers Agreement and the bylaws of REMIF and approved the joint powers agreement and bylaws for Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC), also a public agency representing small to medium cities/towns and one fire district; and WHEREAS, based on the similarities between the two agencies, , 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 will remain under the control of REMIF; and WHEREAS, the CIRA bylaws Article V, states the Board shall be comprised of one Director and an Alternate Director from each Member; and WHEREAS, the CIRA bylaws Article V, states a Member may change any of its representatives to the Board only by written notification to CIRA from the member’s governing body; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Bragg currently does not have a Director due to the departure of the City Clerk who served as the City’s Director and it is necessary to appoint new representatives; and WHEREAS, the Human Resources Manager is a suitable CIRA Director due to their role in administering workers compensation and is the health plan benefits administrator for the City and the City Clerk is an appropriate Alternate Director; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby appoint the Human Resources Manager as the CIRA Director and City Clerk as the Alternate Director for the City of Fort Bragg.
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 23rd day of October 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
ATTEST:
Cristal Munoz, Acting City Clerk
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