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COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
RESOLUTION NO. 95-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE SELF-
INSURANCE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR ITS EMPLOYEES
THROUGH THE SELF-INSURANCE AND LOSS POOLING PROGRAM OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY DOES
FIND AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 6500 et seq. And also Section 990.4
and 990.8 of the California Government Code, the Southern California Joint Powers Insurance
Authority was created in 1977; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has become a member of Southern California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority, and also of its General Liability Program; and
WHEREAS, Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority has established and
administered a successful Workers' Compensation Self-insurance and Loss Pooling Program for
its members since January 1, 1980; and
WHEREAS, there are significant financial and administrative advantages for the City of
Palm Desert to provide workers' compensation coverage for its employees through the said Self-
insurance and Loss Pooling Program of Southem California Joint Powers Insurance Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, ORDER AND DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING:
Section 1. Workers' compensation coverage for employees of the City of Palm
Desert through the Workers' Compensation Self-insurance and Loss Pooling Program of
Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority is hereby authorized and directed effective
September 1, 1995, this dependent upon approval of Coachella Valley Joint Powers Insurance
Authority that the City withdraw from its present arrangement mid -year 1995/96.
Section 2. The Director of Administrative Services of the City of Palm Desert, is
authorized and directed to apply to the Department of Industrial Relations for a Certificate of
Consent to Self -insure, and to take such other actions as be necessary to effectuate self-insurance
of workers' compensation for City employees.
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Resolution No. 95-71
Section 3. That an Initial Annual Workers' Compensation Deposit of $205,000.00, or
such pro-rata part thereof as the Authority might determine for coverage of less than a fiscal
period, is approved and the appropriate officers of the City are authorized to pay the same to the
Authority.
Section 4.
all employees.
That a Loss Retention level of $25,000.00 per occurrence is approved for
Section 5. That the Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution, and thereupon the same shall take effect and be in force.
Section 6. That the City Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy of this
Resolution to Southern California Joint Powers Insurance -Authority, 4952 La Palma Avenue, La
Palma, California 90623.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1995, BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SNYDER, SPIEGEL, CRITES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN:.NONE
ATTEST:
A
SHEILA RC/GILLIGAN, CITY CL' ERKr
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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BU)ORD A. CRI74ES, MAYOR