HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2010-08-09 #MAGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: August 9, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM: Jill R. Ingram, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA INSURANCE POOL AUTHORITY
ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
That the City Council authorize Budget Amendment No. 11 -02 -01 (agenda item
G) to appropriate funding to transfer funds from reserves to the general fund for
payment of the California Insurance Pool Authority Assessment (CIPA).
HISTORY:
The City of Seal Beach became a member of the Orange County Cities Risk
Management Authority ( OCCRMA) liability pool in 1987. In 2007 OCCRMA
changed its name to the California Insurance Pool Authority (CIPA). On
February 25, 2002, the City Council authorized City staff to initiate action to
withdraw from OCCRMA and to submit an application to join the California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA). Attached to this staff report as Attachment
A is a copy of the February 25, 2002 Council agenda report. By becoming a
member agency of the CJPIA, the City was able to realize cost savings for the
annual cost of insurance coverage, eliminate the need to maintain self- insurance
retention, and the requirement for a general fund reserve for the City's risks, as
well as overhead expenses for claims administration and defense. The City of
Seal Beach became a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority
(CJPIA) on July 1, 2002 for participation in the liability and workers'
compensation programs.
BACKGROUND:
On July 12, 2010, the City Manager received notification from the CIPA General
Manager, attached to this staff report as Attachment B, transmitting a copy of
OCCRMA's Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), attached to this staff report as
Attachment C. Article 13(a) of the JPA states that "A Member Agency may
withdraw as a Member in accordance with this Agreement and the By -laws,
Agenda Item M
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provided that no withdrawing party shall be entitled to payment or return of any
earned premium, contribution, consideration, or property paid or donated by the
party to the Authority, or to any distribution of assets prior to final termination of
this Agreement, except in connection with final termination of a program pursuant
to subparagraph (b). The withdrawal or cancellation of any Member Agency shall
not terminate its responsibility to contribute its share of premium or funds to any
insurance program of CIPA or to cooperate with CIPA in the resolution of claims,
until all claims or other unpaid liabilities covering the period the Member Agency
was a participant have been finally resolved and a determination of the final
amount of payments due by the Member Agency or credits for such period has
been made by the Authority."
In that regard, CIPA's assessment policy is designed to assess current and
former members for program years in which insufficient contributions were
collected from the members. A target portion of any deficit for each program
year is then allocated back to all members that participated in that year. All
current and withdrawn members are assessed on the same basis.
Under the liability program, assessments may be charged on policy years that
are older than eight years. CIPA's actuary has determined that assessments are
due for calendar years 1996 -97 and 1998 -99 for unpaid liabilities, which are
years that the City of Seal Beach participated in CIPA. In both of those years,
there was a shortfall due to unpaid liabilities and therefore, all members of CIPA
during that time are responsible for sharing that cost based upon overall losses
to the pool. However, given that the City of Seal Beach did not sustain any claim
losses during those two years, the City is only assessed 75% of its share of the
overall pool losses. As of June 30, 2010, the total calculated assessment due
from the City to CIPA is $87,022. CIPA's policy calls for collecting one -tenth of
the assessment due each year, and therefore, the total due from the City of Seal
Beach is currently $8,702. Each year the actuary will re- calculate the
assessment due and revise accordingly; however, CIPA indicated that the
actuary has reviewed remaining policy years until the City withdrew from CIPA,
which was June 30, 2002, and the CIPA General Manager does not foresee any
further re- calculated assessments.
Assuming there are no further changes, the City will be invoiced $8,702 for this
year, as well as each of the following nine years. Attached to this staff report as
Attachment D is a copy of this year's assessment in the amount of $8,702, which
is due on September 2, 1010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The CIPA assessment is not budgeted in the FY 2010 -11 budget, and therefore,
adoption of the attached resolution in Attachment D is required to authorize a
budget amendment. The remaining nine assessments will be budgeted through
the biannual budget process beginning in 2011 -12.
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council authorize Budget Amendment No. 11 -02 -01 (agenda item
G) to Appropriate Funding to Transfer Funds from Reserves to the General Fund
for Payment of the California Insurance Pool Authority Assessment.
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
II
JAI . Ingram David N. Carm ny
Assistant to the City anager City Manager
Attachments:
A. 2/25/02 Council Agenda Report
B. 7/9/10 Letter from CIPA
C. JPA for Orange County Cities Risk Management Authority
D. CIPA Invoice
ATTACHMENT "A"
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: . February 25, 2002
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: June Yotsuya, ACM
SUBJECT: CITY RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
Consider withdrawal from the Orange County Cities Risk Management Authority (OCCRMA) and
joining the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA).
BACKGROUND
The municipal liability insurance market has been on a roller coaster ride for the past twenty years.
During certain periods, the market has been "soft" which means rates have been low, limits have been
high and most insurance policies applicable to municipalities have been available. 'This situation has
historically been followed by the opposite conditions — higher premiums,-limits harder to reach and
coverage difficult to obtain. In the avid 1980's, the market abruptly turned "hard" and municipal liability
insurance was difficult, if not impossible to find, for municipalities. In the early 1990's, the commercial
insurance market became "soft' again. This trend continued until the late 1990's, with premiums slowly
increasing again during the last several years.
In the late 1970's as a response to the drop in the for municipal insurance and the unwillingness of -'
the industry to insure individual cities, groups of cities banded together to create insurance `pools" that
provided more buying power and financial attraction. Under this mechanism, cities would become
member agencies of a joint powers authority. Depending on the chosen self- insured retention level, each
city would be responsible for its own losses up to a specific dollar amount. Covered losses above this
amount would be pooled with other pool participants. The City of Seal Beach currently utilizes this risk
financing mechanism. In 1986, the City became a member of the Orange County Cities Risk
Management Authority..
One of the benefits of participating in a joint powers authority for liability insurance is that coverage for
needed municipal exposures are more available to the pool (the primary reason pools were formed in the
first place.) In addition, insurance premiums are really premium deposits, meaning that the City would
receive a dividend if loss experience averages better than expected.
Municipalities have an equity position in a pool system. Each member of a fiscally stable pool is a
shareholder and can eventually benefit by reduced premiums or a dividend dependent on the risk
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City Council Agenda Report — City Risk Management Insurance Program
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management activity experienced in previous years_ Pools have also branched out to provide other
programs and services such as joint purchase programs for other insurance coverage (property, special
events, claims administration, employee training, etc.).
Presently, there are a number of public agency joint powers authorities in existence. Some serve special
district needs such as the Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Authority. Other
municipal joint powers authorities serve a specific regional base with a few participating members from
outside their immediate area. Examples include the.Coachella Valley Joint Powers Insurance Authority
(the majority members from Coachella Valley); Independent Cities Risk Management Authority (the
majority members from the Independent Cities Association); -and the Public Agency Risk Sharing
Authority (serving the northern California area). Besides the Orange County Cities Risk Management
Authority (OCCRMA) that serves twelve cities in Orange County, there is the California Joint Powers
insurance Authority ( CJPIA) whose general offices is located in La Palma, California and serves a
membership of eighty -seven public agencies, ten cities from Orange County.
The City's risk management insurance program has not been thoroughly evaluated for some time. Last
year, in response to escalating expenses associated with liability exposure litigation, the City did
restructure its claims litigation process.
As part of the city management's efforts to address the city's financial situation and to continue to look at
ways to make-the bity more efficient and responsive, staff considered the services currently provided by
OCCRMA and explored the concept of how the City would benefit if they were to consider changing its
membership to another joint powers authority_
DISCUSSION
Besides the premium expenses for liability and other forms of insurance coverage, OCCRMA requires
that each member agency maintain a reserve fund for the provisions of each individual member's
potential Self Insured Retention losses and possible assessments. The fund level should approximate
three times the highest annual premium paid to the self - insurance program within the last five years. The
City of Seal Beach currently maintains in its reserves approximately $900,000 dedicated to the insurance
program and cannot be available for the potential use on other unforeseen funding necessities. In
addition, the City's expenses also include the cost of using a third party administrator and legal expenses
for litigation.
As described-previously, there are other municipal insurance pools that are more regionally based in other
areas. However, Staff has focused on the potentials of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority
( CJPIA) because it is a joint powers authority that is located in Orange County and serves Orange County
cities. . CJPIA is the largest municipal self - insurance pool in the state and has been in existence since
1978. CJPIA has potential cost benefit savings to the City in that the authority does not require the City
to retain a reserve fund. In addition, the City would realize additional savings on overhead costs because
it will not need to directly pay for the services of an attorney or third party administrator because CJPIA
would include this as part of its services. Another minor benefit is that CJPIA offers training classes at its
La Palma facility and will also do training on site thus reducing travel time and expenses for our
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City Council Agenda Report — City Risk Management Insurance Program
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employees (OCCRMA provides training classes in Orange which is not often accessible to Seal Beach
because of manpower coverage, etc.)
FISCAL IMPACT
Included with this staff report are several attachments that provide a comparison in service and insurance
value between OCCRMA and CJPIA.. Attachment 1 and 2 provide a general overview onoth authorities.
Attachment 3 provides a value comparison of liability protection (a city's major coverage need) over a
seven -year period. In order to compile these comparisons, staff requested that CJPIA prepare a quotation
letter for the City (Attachment 4). Staff also conducted random reference checks of the CJPIA member
agencies (20 cities) and received all positive comments.
Under OCCRMA, the City has an average annual cost of liability coverage of $466,886. In addition, Seal
Beach.is also responsible for a $300,000 for self - insuran retention and is required to retain $900,000 in
general fund reserves for these purposes. In comparison,' if the City had been a member of CJPIA, its
annual average cost of liability coverage is estimated to be $244,920, with no requirement for SIR and a
reserve amount. This primary deposit would cover losses and defense expenses. CJPIA pays for
remaining expenses such as claims administration, overhead, etc. out of investment earnings of the
authority. Because CJPIA. would be responsible for claims processing and administration from the start,
the City's in house administrative expenses would be reduced.
The City also incurs additional expenses with OCCRMA related -to additional coverage such as special
events, watercraft, excess worker's compensation, etc. The City would experience insignificant changes
to premium costs if purchased through CJPIA because it generally uses the same carriers as OCCRMA.
Based on the cost comparison in Attachment 3, if the City were to change to CJPIA, the City would
realize an average annual savings of approximately $222,000+ over time and would not be required to
maintain a $300,000 SIR and the $900,000 General Fund Reserve.
There are fiscal impacts relative to transition from one authority to another. OCCRMA requires that a
withdrawing member shall remain responsible for its share of premiums or finds to any insurance
program of OCCRMA until all claims or other unpaid liabilities covering the period of the member's
participation have -been finally resolved. Coverage of policies terminate upon withdrawal except in
policies where 1) specifically purchased for Seal Beach, 2) tail or extended policies are purchased by Seal
Beach, 3) pending covered claims are being litigated, and 4) continuation of any coverage that is provided
on an occurrence basis. The city does have some outstanding claims at this time and cannot predict at this
time what claims would be closed by the end of this fiscal period. Therefore, the City may not realize the
estimated cost savings during the first year in order to cover such poiential expenses.
In their joint powers agreement, OCCRMA requires that a member agency give written notice to the
Board or its designee, on or before the next succeeding March 1 of its intent to withdraw as of 12:01 a.m.
on the next July 1. Staff contacted the executive director regarding whether or not the letter of intent is
binding if the City were to decide not to withdraw. Janet Kaiser indicated that if we are considering
withdrawal, the City should submit their written letter by March 1st, however, the letter would not be
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City Council Agenda Report — City Risk Management Insurance Program
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considered for any recommendation by the underwriting committee until it meets on March 17 ,regarding
any intent to withdraw as of July 1.
The admission process to CJPIA consists of a staff evaluation of the prospective member including
analysis of the application materials and claims data and conducting on-site evaluations and visits with
appropriate personnel. A $1500 non - refundable application fee is also required. CJPIA: has indicated that
with the exception of the on-site visits, completion of the application and payment of the application fee,
much of the staff evaluation of the City of Seal Beach has been completed in preparation of the quotation
letter. A recommendation, review and ratification by the authority membership would complete the
admission process.
RECOMNENDATION
Staffls evaluation is that changing to the CJPIA will result in financial savings to the City of Seal Beach
regarding annual cost of insurance coverage and eliminate the need to maintain the City self-insurance
retention, and the requirement for a general fund reserve for the City's risks, as well as overhead expenses
for claims administration and defense. In addition, the City would also receive the minor benefit of
greater accessibility to training for employees (i.e., workplace safety, employee relations, etc.). Staff
recommends the Cityy consider changing its membership in the Orange County, Risk Management
Authority to the California Joint Powers Authority and direct staff to 1) submit an intent to withdraw
letter to OCCRMA and 2) submit an admission application and fee to CJPIA. Submitting an intent letter
to OCCRMA by March 1, 2001 does not bind the City Council. The City Council can still decide to
remain with OCCRMA, within a reasonable timeframe, if there is a desire to do so or require additional
time io render a decision. However, this is a necessary step in the process of consideration to change risk
management providers.
J yotsuy CM
NOTED AND
John B.Ahorski, City Manager
Attachment 1
Date of Formation
OCCRMA
CJPIA
Membership
OCCRMA
CJPIA
General Comparison of Authorities
1978 Seal Beach member since 1986
1978
12 cities ,
(Brea, Cypress, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos,
Orange, San Clemente,'Seal Beach, Stanton,
Tustin, Westminster, Yorba Linda)
81 cities, 5 JPA's, 1 special district
(Orange County cities — Aliso Viejo, Dana Point,
Fountain Valley, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods,
Lake Forest, La Palma, Mission Viejo,
San Juan Capistrano, Villa Park)
(See 1 -A for complete list)
Attachment Z -A
LIST OF MEMBERS BY COUNTY
mPerial County
Brawley
Calexico
El Centro
Imperial
Inyo County
Bishop
Los An el s ounnt
Agoura Hills _
Agoura Hills /Calabasas CCA
Artesia
Bell Gardens
Bellflower
Bradbury
Calabasas
Cerritos
Claremont
Commerce
Cudahy
Diamond Bar
Duarte
Gateway Cities COG
Hawaiian-Gardens
Hidden Hills
Irwindale
La Puente
La Verne
La Mirada
La Canada Flintridge
La Habra Heights
Lakewood
---- Lawndale ..... -
Lomita
Mahb
Maywood
Norwalk
Palos Verdes Estates
Paramount Palos Verdes Transit
Pico Rivera
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills Estates
Rosemead
San Dimas
San Marino
Santa Fe Springs
Signal Hill •
South Pasadena
South El Monte
Southeast Area Animal Control Auth.
Los Angeles 6untx c nt.
Walnut
West Hollywood
Westlake Village
Mono County
Mammoth Lakes
Orange County
Dana Point
Fountain Valley
Laguna Niguel
Laguna Woods
Lake Forest
La Palma Al i s o Viejo
Mission Viejo
San Juan Capistrano
Villa Park
Riverside County
Indian Wells
La Quinta
Lake Elsinore
palm Desert
Coachella Valley Assoc. of Govts.
an Die o C un
La Mesa
Poway
San Marcos
5 a Bernar inn
Apple Valley
Big Bear Lake
Chino Hills_.. -. _ .... _
Grand Terrace
Loma Linda
Needles
Santa Barbara County
Buellton
Carpinteria
Solvang Goleta
Ventu a ou t� .
Camarillo
Fillmore
Moorpark
Ojai
Port Hueneme
Ventura Port District
Temple City
Attachment 2
Risk Management Alternatives for the City of Seal Beach
Califnrnia TPTA A
Limits
$50,000,000
$42,000,000
SIR
$0
$300,000
Reserve for SIR Losses
$0
$900,000
Reserve for Assessment
$0
3 x Highest Premium of Past 5 Years
Number of Members
87
12
Form
Occurrence
Occurrence and Claims Made -
Governance
Elected
Staff
Coverage
Bodily Injury
Bodily Injury
Property Damage
Property Damage
Personal Injury
Personal Injury
Advertising Injury
Advertising Injury
Public Officials E &O
Public Officials E &O
Automobiles
Automobiles
Accidental Pollution
Earth Movement
Employee Benefits Administration
Discrimination Liability
Non -Owned Aircraft
Non -Owned Watercraft
-
Special Contra.ctural
42 USC 1983
Radioactive Contamination
Cash Flow Protection
4 -Year Rolling Retro
None
Operating Expenses
Paid from Earnin s
Paid by the Members
Resources
Risk Management Training "
Risk Management.Evaluations
W ebsite
Contracts Manual
Newsletter
Lending Library
Policy Library
Assigned Risk Managers
OCCRMA Liabiliity Protection Program
Analysis of Risk Management Costs
For City of Seal Beach
FY 1993194 1 FY 1994!95 FY 1995196 IFY1996197 FY 1997/98 FY 1998/99 FY 1999/00 FY 2000 /01
Total Costs
Self- Insurance - Retention (SIR)
Required General Fund Reserves
Average Annual
514,921 I 502,209 1 361,751 378,608 -- 298.647J 331,3611 830,139 50,568 466,886
300,000
300,000
300,000 300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
900,000
305,000)
I-IbIlity Ins. Dividend
OCCRMA Liability Ins. Premium
185,861
164,714
184,656
153,480
88,486
107,083
94,886
183,767
Attorney Fees for Claims Admin.
154,076
333,800
177,095
195,840
201,668
243,254
525,978
152,238
Liability Claim Settlements
174,984
' 3,695
6,141,221
29,288
8,493
18,976
209,275
19,563
Total Costs
Self- Insurance - Retention (SIR)
Required General Fund Reserves
Average Annual
514,921 I 502,209 1 361,751 378,608 -- 298.647J 331,3611 830,139 50,568 466,886
300,000
300,000
300,000 300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
300,000
900,000
900,000
900,000 900,000
900,000
. 900,0001
900,000
900,000
i
CJPIA Liability Protection Program
Primary Deposit Calculation Based on Numbers
Provided by City of Seal Beach
FY 1993/94 FY 1994/95 FY 1995196 FY 1996/97 IFY 1997198 FY 1998/99 FY 1999/00
Losses $0 -2K Prop. Damage Only
5,201
4,730
2,496
1,552
-
1,171
4,960
Losses to $30K
90,362
•44,649
108,040
46,973
42,299
15,580
119,041
Losses $30K -750K
60,692
24,506
6,585
108,500
Losses $750K+
Total City Payroll
-
5,285,579
-
1 5,647,141
5,845,629
-
6,097,409
6,295,712
6,141,221
6,230,166
Police Payroll
2,152,305
2,092,196
2,315,292
2,459,682
2,381,525
2,472,890
2,660,037
Police Surcharge
43,046
.41,844
46,306
49,194
47,631
49,458
53,201
Estimated Cost of Coverage
for Liability Protection If City
had been a member of CJPIA
i
City not required to maintain SIR or additional general fund reserve
'Primary Deposit Calculation for 2002/03 -
Total Year Expense for City to CJPIA for Liability
Average Annual
Cost of Covera e
244,920
•239,794
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"CJPIA primary deposit calculation -based upon average of cost over seven years excluding the.highest and lowest years.
Attachment 4
CALIFORNIA
J P I - A
January 24, 2002
Ms. June Yotsuya, Assistant to the City Manager
City of Seal Beach
211 - Eighth Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740 -5601
Dear Ms. Yotsuya:
The CALIFORNIA JOINT PowEm INsuRAVCE AuTHoR= is pleased to present this
quotation to the City of Seal Beach for therprovisiorf of liability coverage. The City's
initial primary deposit has been calculated based upon the data you recently provided
to us.
To compare the cost of coverage as a member of the CALIFORNIA JPIA with.coverage
available through the commercial insurance market or with other pools, it is very
important to recognize all of the costs of risk management that are included in the
CALIFORNIA JPIA proposal. Our proposal includes all costs of claims from the first
dollar and covers all the details of handling claims. The CALIFORNIA JPIA-handles
claims from their inception to closing. We pay the claims adjusters, hire the attorneys as
necessary, and pay the claims as appropriate. All of these costs are included as part of
the cost of coverage.
The City should realize a significant savings on overhead costs because it will not need
to directly pay for the services of an attorney or third party administrator, such as Carl
Warren and Company, to manage its claims, and staff resources used to manage .
litigation can be utilized elsewhere because the CALIFORNIA JPIA includes this as part of
its services.
Additionally, the CALIFORNIA JPIA provides extensive risk management training to its
members. Training is provided at no cost on a regional basis and to individual
members to help them address risk management concerns and to reduce losses. Finally,
the CALIFORNIA. JPIA conducts biannual risk management evaluations of each member
to help the member identify liability and safety exposures before they result in claims.
All of these services are included as part of. the CALIFORNIA JPIA program.
CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY
Ms. June Yotsuya
January 24, 2002
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Liability Coverage
The CALIFORNIA JPIA was originally formed to provide liability protection to its
members. While most other CALIFORNIA JPIA programs are optional, all members must
participate in the liability program.. The liability program is a self - insured, loss- pooling
program in which participating members benefit from sharing risk with other member
agencies. Coverage is provided to $50 million per occurrence.
The program is retrospective in nature, utilizing a primary deposit at the beginning of
the coverage period and a retrospective adjustment at the conclusion of the coverage
period. The primary deposit is a calculated amount based on the prior experience of the
member.
The liability coverage quotation of $239,794 has been generated by applying the cost
allocation formula used by the CALIFORNIA JPIA to the City of 's losses as though the
City had been a member of the CALIFORNIA JPIA during the time period of July 1, 1993
to June 30, 2000'. We determined the City's cost of coverage for each of the coverage
periods for which you provided data. The City's primary deposit amount was then
established by excluding the high and low years, and averaging'the remaining costs of
coverage.. Attached you will find a sheet showing the primary deposit calculation.
It is important to note that the primary deposit is only an estimate of the expected cost
of coverage for the coverage period. If the City applies effective risk management and
loss control techniques, it may receive a retrospective refund (primary deposit less the
City's share of losses and expenses). Should the City's loss experience be worse, the
City would owe additional fiords to the liability pool. Retrospective adjustments are
Wed or refunded over a four -year period. This "rolling retro" was instituted by the
Authority to stabilize the cash flow requirements of participation in the program.
The cost allocation formula is such that each member's primary deposit is charged
directly for the first $30,000 in costs for each occur reitee (if an occurrence results in Vivre
than one claim, only one $30,000 charge is made). Costs per occurrence from $30,000 to
$750,000 are pooled based on each member's share of the under- $30,000 costs, excluding
property only occurrences of less than $2,000. Costs from $750,000 to $5,000,000 per
occurrence are pooled based on the member's share 'of the total payroll of all the
members. Costs from $5,000,000 to $50,000,000 per occurrence are transferred to the
CALIFORNIA JPIA re- insurer: Costs of operating the CALIFORNIA JPIA and the third
party administrator are paid from the Authority's investment earnings (formerly these
costs were charged to the members as a part of the cost allocation formula). The only
costs that are pooled are those related to actual losses (i.e. paid losses, defense costs, and
reserves). There is a surcharge based on police payroll for members with police
departments. The surcharge is determined annually in conjunction with the Authority's
actuarial study. For 2001 -2002 the surcharge is $2.00 per $100 of sworn police payroll.
All claims, regardless of size, are to be immediately reported to the CALIFORNIA. JPIA.
Lam'
Ms. June Yotsuya
January 24, 2002
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Environmental Liability Program
The CALIFORNIA JPIA began providing comprehensive environmental liability and
remediation insurance protection on July 1, 2000. The environmental program is a
mandatory program that covers defense, indemnity, and remediation for scheduled
properties, facilities, and non - -owned disposal sites. Streets and storm-drain outfalls are
covered on a blanket basis. Coverage is provided up to $10 million per member during
the three -year policy period; $50 million for the entire CALIFORNIA JPIA. There is a
$50,000 per occurrence self - insured retention. With an estimated population of 24,000
residents, the annual premium for the City of Seal Beach would be approximately
$4,080 (some high hazard exposures, such as maintenance yards, may have surcharges).
Because all of the members participate in this program, the coverage is very cost
effective.
Optional Programs
If the City of Seal Beach chooses to pursue membership in the CALIFORNIA JPIA for -
liability coverage, the City would be eligible to participate in ali of the CALIFORNIA
JPIA's including the workers' compensation self - insurance pool, and
programs for property insurance (including earthquake and flood), fidelity bonds, and
special events insurance.
Workers' Compensation
The CALIFORNIA JPIA workers' compensation program handles-all claims from the_ fixst
dollar without deductibles. The cost allocation formula is'siwdlar to that used for the
liability program. Costs up to $50,000 are. charged directly to.the member's primary_..._.
deposit. Costs from $50,000 to $100,000 are pooled based on the member's share of
costs under $50,000, and costs from $100,000 to $500,000 are pooled based on payroll.
Costs in excess of $500,000 are transferred to an excess insurance policy. Administrative
expenses are paid from the Authority's investment earnings.
Property Insurance Coverage
The CALIFORNIA JPIA property insurance program was designed specifically to meet the
needs of our members. Coverage is available for real property (buildings), business
personal property. (contents), mobile equipment (unlicensed vehicles and equipment
used to maintain public property) and vehicles. In addition, earthquake and flood,
boiler and machinery, and rental interruption coverage is available at very low rates
due to the combined purchasing power of the members.
Ms. June Yotsuya
January 24, 2002
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Fidelity Bonds
The CALIFORNIA JPIA blanket fidelity bond program provides coverage for Faithful
.Performance, Depositor's Forgery, and Crime. There is also optional computer fraud
protection. Rates for this program are very competitive.
Admissions Process
The admissions process for the CALIFORNIA JPIA consists of a staff evaluation. of the
prospective member including analysis of the application materials and claims data and
conducting on-site evaluations and visits with appropriate personnel. A $1,500
application fee is also required. With the exception of the on-site visits, completion of
the application and payment of the application fee, much of the. staff evaluation of the
City of Seal Beach has been completed as part of this quotation process.
Following a positive staff evaluation, a recommendation will be foiwarded to the City
Managers' Committee. T'he City Managers' Committee thenmakes a recommendation
to the Executive Committee composed of nine elected officials. Following Executive
Committee approval, a recommendation is made to all of the members. They then
submit a written ballot stating their position on admission of the applicant agency.
With the approval of the members, the applicant agency is admitted to the organization
and must pay the primary deposit determined in the evaluation process. The entire
process takes approximately three months.
Thank you again for considering the CA.LTORMA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHOIUTY
for your risk management needs. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Please feel
free to call me or Executive Director, William Holt, if you have any questions or need _
any further information. - - - -
Sinc ely,
Jonathan R. Shull, ARM
Assistant Executive Director
Attachments
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ATTACHMENT "B"
Ul u California Insurance Pool Authority
Seming the Cities of. Arcafitq Orea, niiuena 4'ark Cypress, Irvine, Laguna (Beach, Wont&ir, Orange, Tustin, 'Westnninster, 'WRL er, 'Yor6a Linda
RECEIVED
July 9, 2010
David N. Carmany
City Manager
City of Seal Beach
2118" Street
Seal Beach, California 90740
Subject: California Insurance Pool Authority Assessment
Dear David:
JUL 12 ?010
C-ity Wanager's Office
The City of Seal Beach became a member of Orange County Cities Risk Management
Authority's (OCCRMA's) liability pool in 1987. The City withdrew from OCCRMA
effective July 1, 2002. Please note that in 2007, OCCRMA's name was changed to
California Insurance Pool Authority (CIPA).
Attached is a copy of OCCRMA's Joint Powers Agreement with the signature page
signed by the City of Seal Beach. Article 12 (a) states the following:
(a) A Member Agency may withdraw as a Member in accordance with
this Agreement and the Bylaws, provided that no withdrawing party shall be
entitled to payment or return of any earned premium, contribution,
consideration, or property paid or donated by the party to the Authority, or to
any distribution of assets prior to final termination of this Agreement, except in
connection with final termination of a program pursuant to subparagraph (b).
The withdrawal or cancellation of any Member Agency shall not terminate its
responsibility to contribute its share of premium or funds to any insurance
program of CIPA or to cooperate with CIPA in the resolution of claims, until all
claims or other unpaid liabilities covering the period the Member Agency was a
participant have been finally resolved and a determination of the final amount of
payments due by the Member Agency or credits for such period has been made
by the Authority.
C1PA's assessment policy is designed to assess current and former members for program
years in which insufficient contributions were collected from the members. A target
portion of any deficit for each program year is then allocated back to all members that
participated in that year. All current and withdrawn members are assessed on the same
basis.
Under the liability program, assessments may be charged on policy years that are older
than eight years. CIPA's actuary has determined that assessments are due for calendar
366 San Miguel Drive, Suite 312, Newport Beach, California 92660 • (949) 729 -1633 • Fax (949) 729 -1637
years 1996/97 and 1998/99. These are years in which the City of Seal Beach participated
in OCCRMA. At 6/30/10, the total calculated assessment due from the City of Seal
Beach is $87,022. CIPA's policy calls for collecting one -tenth of the assessment due
each year. The total due from the City of Seal Beach is currently $8,702. Each year the
actuary will re- calculate the assessment due and make changes accordingly. If there are
no further changes, the City of Seal Beach will be invoiced $8,702 for this year, as well
as each of the following nine years.
An invoice for the assessment due is attached. Please forward your check in the amount
of $8,702 prior to September 2, 2010 and let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
l ei D. Kiser, General Manager
Copy: Glenn Newson, President
Greg Moser, General Counsel
ATTACHMENT "C"
RESOLUTION NUMBER_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH APPROVING AMENDMENT OF THE JOINT POWERS
AGREENMU FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY CITIES RISK
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES
HERESY RESOLV&
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach is a member of the Orange County Cities Risk
Management Authority C Authority); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Authority has approved changes to the joint
powers agreement under which the Authority operates, in order to delegate management
of certain affairs of the Authority to its Executive Committee, conform the agreement to
the changes in the coverage contrack and to conform the agreement to current practices;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed changes and concurs that
amendment of the joint powers agreement would be in the best interest of the City:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That the amended Joint Powers Agreement for the Orange County Cities Risk
Management Authority `Agreement'), be and it is hereby approved
That the Mayor, or his or her designee, is hereby directed and authorized to
execute the Agreement and to forward a duly executed copy of said Agreement forth with
to the Clerk of the Authority.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at an adjourned
regular meeting held on the I l day of September, 2000.
AYES: COUNCIL
NOES: COUNCIL
ABSENT: COUN
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CFY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joaffie M Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do ertify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Zm�ber on file in the
office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted B --- f the Cit y
of each, at m thereof held on the 2000.
C' Jerk
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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
FOR
ORANGE COUNTY CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
017.141266.2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR
ORANGE COUNTY CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Page
ARTICLE1. Definitions .................................................... ..............................I
ARTICLE2. Separate Entity .............................................. ...............................
3
ARTICLE 3. System Established ......................................... ...............................
3
ARTICLE4. OCCRMA Powers .......................................... ...............................
3
ARTICLE 5. Members; Board of Directors ........................... ...............................
4
ARTICLE 6. Powers of Board ............................................ ...............................
4
ARTICLE 7. Meetings of the Board ..................................... ...............................
5
ARTICLE 8. Quorum; Voting ........................................... ...............................
5
ARTICLE 9. Executive Committee ...................................... ...............................
5
ARTICLE10.00CRMA Funds ........................................... ...............................
5
ARTICLE 11. Term of Agreement ........................................ ...............................
5
ARTICLE 12. Membership Term; Withdrawal; Termination ........ ...............................
6
ARTICLE 13. Disposition of OCCRMA Property and Funds ........ ...............................
6
ARTICLE 14. Enforcement ................................................. ............................... 7
ARTICLE15. Invalidity .................. ............................... . ... ............................... 7
ARTICLE 16. Amendments ............................................... ...............................
7
ARTICLE 17. Bylaws and Plan Document ............................... ...............................
8
ARTICLE 18. Prohibition Against Assignment ......................... ............................... 8
ARTICLE19. Tort Liability ................................................ ............................... 8
ARTICLE 20. Agreement Complete ...................................... ............................... 9
ARTICLE 21. Date Agreement Effective ................................ ............................... 9
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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
FOR
ORANGE COUNTY CITIES RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (beginning with
Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code authorizing specified local
public entities to exercise jointly the power to provide Risk Management, including insurance,
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3 (beginning with Section 989) of Part 6 of Division 3.6
of Title 1 of the Government Code.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the public interest requires and it is to the mutual interest of the parties
hereto to join together to establish and operate a cooperative program of risk management; and
WHEREAS, the operation of such a cooperative program is of such magnitude that it is
necessary for the parties to this Agreement to join together to accomplish the purposes
hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, each of the local public entities which is a party to this Agreement has the
power to establish and operate a program of risk management; and
WHEREAS, Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 5 of the California Government Code
authorizes the joint exercise by two or.more local public entities of any power which is
common to each of them; and
WHEREAS, each of the parties to the Agreement desires to join together with the other
parties for the purpose of minimiz risk through any, all or any combination of the
following: pooling of risk, joint funding of insurance or risk reserves in any legal manner,
formation or rental of a captive insurer, establishing certain self - insured reserves against losses
and jointly purchasing insurance, excess insurance, re- insurance and administrative services in
connection with a cooperative program of risk management;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual advantages to be derived
therefrom and in consideration' of the execution of this Agreement by other local public
entities, each of the parties hereto does agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall apply to the provisions of this Agreement and its
Bylaws:
(a) "Agreement" or "Joint Powers Agreement" shall mean this "Joint Powers
Agreement for Orange County Cities Risk Management Authority," as it may be amended
from time to time.
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(b) "Authority" or "OCCRMA" shall mean the Orange County Cities Risk
Management Authority created by this Agreement. .
(c) "Board of Directors" or "Board" shall mean the governing body of the
Authority.
(d) "Claims management" shall mean the process of identifying, controlling and
resolving demands by individuals, public entities or private entities to recover losses from an
insured, otherwise indemnified, or self - insured entity. Disposing of such demands for
payment requires skills in insurance, law, adjusting /investigation, loss control engineering and
general business. Claims management is the function of supervising legal, adjusting,
investigation and engineering services to resolve such demands.
(e) "Eligible Member" shall mean a Member Agency eligible to vote on a matter
coming before the Board in a given area of risk, due to the Member Agency's participation in
that area of risk. In the case of new areas of risk that OCCRMA is considering, "Eligible
Members" shall be all Members who reasonably expect to participate in that area of risk.
(f) "Executive Committee" shall mean the committee of the Board of Directors
responsible for management of the affairs of the Authority between meetings of the Authority.
(g) "General Manager" shall mean the person or entity appointed by the Board and
given responsibility for the management, administration and operation of the cooperative
programs of risk management of the Authority.
(h) "Local Public Entity" shall mean city, county, public authority and such other
governmental entities as the Authority may determine.
(i) "Member Agency" or "Member" shall mean a Local Public Entity that is a
party to this Agreement.
0) "Participation" or "Participating" shall mean a Member Agency's action or
state of taking part in the programs of the Authority by doing any, all or any combination of
the following through the Authority with respect to one or more risk areas:
(1) purchase of risk management administrative services;
(2) purchase of insurance or re- insurance;
(3) purchase of claims administration services;
(4) contribution to designated reserve, operating and other funds or costs as
required under the Authority's programs;
(5) payment or providing for payment of assessments, defense costs, claim
and judgment costs and other related costs as required by this Agreement
or the Authority's Bylaws;
(6) participation by the payment of premiums or contributions and entering
into requisite agreements in any pooling of losses, captive insurance
program or other self - insurance program established and administered by
the Authority .
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(k) "Rating Structure" shall mean the means by which premiums, assessments,
contributions to a fund, or allocated expenses are established for a risk area or insurance
program on the basis of conditions which affect the probability of loss.
(1) "Risk Area" shall mean an area of exposure to pure risk of financial loss. As
used herein, this term refers to one of the following fields of exposure: worker's
compensation, public liability, accident and health, unemployment compensation, property
damage and such other areas as the Board shall agree upon.
(m) "Risk Management" shall mean the process of identifying, evaluating,
reducing, sharing, transferring, and eliminating risks. Risk management includes various
methods of funding claims payments. Risk management includes elements of insurance, law,
administration, technology and general business utilized to effectively manage risks.
ARTICLE 2. SEPARATE ENTITY
There is hereby created a separate public entity, the full legal name of which shall be
"Orange County Cities Risk Management Authority", and may be referred to herein as
" OCCRMA" or the "Authority." The Authority is a public entity separate from the parties to
this Agreement. The debts, liabilities and obligations of the Authority shall not be the debts,
liabilities or obligations of the parties to the Agreement.
ARTICLE 3. SYSTEM ESTABLISHED
A risk management system consisting of the parties to this Agreement is hereby
established. This system represents a cooperative program of risk management which may
encompass, but is not limited to, the following risk areas: public liability, worker's
compensation, accident and health, property damage and unemployment compensation and
such other areas as the Board shall agree upon.
ARTICLE 4. OCCRMA POWERS
(a) OCCRMA shall have the power and the duty to establish and operate a program
of risk management and provide for its execution either directly by OCCRMA or by contract.
(b) OCCRMA is authorized to make and enter into contracts; to employ agents and
employees; to acquire, construct, manage, maintain or operate any building, works or
improvements; to acquire, hold or dispose of property, liabilities or obligations; establish risk
management related lines bf credit, to incur indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, to sue and
be sued in its own name, and to exercise all powers necessary and proper to carry out the
terms and provisions of this Agreement, or otherwise authorized by law. The foregoing
powers include, but are not limited to, those relative to contracting for excess insurance or
re- insurance, risk pooling, including formation of an owned or use of a non -owned captive
insurance company, funding of self - insurance in any legal manner, claims administration
services and consulting services.
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(c) The day - to-day operations of OCCRMA shall be subject to, and shall be
governed by the Bylaws adopted by the Board.
(d) The powers exercised by the Authority shall be subject to the restrictions upon
the manner of exercising such powers of a general law city.
ARTICLE S. MEMBERS; BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(a) Each Member Agency is entitled to the rights and privileges and is subject to
the obligations as provided for in this Agreement and the Bylaws.
(b) A new Member Agency may be accepted upon application to OCCRMA and
upon acceptance by the Board by two- thirds vote, and subject to acceptance by the prospective
member of the financial arrangements and fund contributions specified by the then current
members.
(c) Each Member Agency shall be entitled to one voting representative to serve as a
director on the Board.
(d) Each Member Agency's representative shall be designated by appointment by
the member's city council or other governing body. Such governing body may delegate the
authority to appoint that member's representatives to its city manager or other chief executive
officer. Each member also may, - in the same manner, appoint one alternate who may attend
meetings and vote in the event of absence of the representative. Each representative and
alternate shall be an officer or employee of the appointing Member Agency.
ARTICLE 6. POWERS OF BOARD
The Board shall have the following powers and functions:
(a) To approve the annual budget of the Authority and any assessments
(b) To elect a president and vice - president, and establish and appoint such other
officers, including an auditor, clerk and treasurer, as may be necessary or desirable to carry
out the purposes of this Agreement, and to provide therefor in the Bylaws.
(c) To establish such committees as it may, from time to time, deem necessary to
carry out its purposes, including, but not limited to underwriting and claims committees.
(d) To exercise all of the powers and duties of OCCRMA, including all business
assigned to the Executive Committee, in the absence of the Executive Committee.
(e)
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Agreement.
To approve all changes to the Bylaws. This authority may not be delegated.
To perform such other duties and functions as are provided for in this
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ARTICLE 7. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board shall establish a time and place to hold regular meetings not less often than
annually. Meetings shall be conducted pursuant to the most current edition of Roberts Rules
of Order or such other procedural rules as the Board shall adopt.
ARTICLES. QUORUM; VOTING
(a) A quorum for the transaction of business by the Board shall consist of a
majority of the directors, or of the Eligible Members, whichever is less.
(b) All matters within the purview of the Board of Directors may be decided by
majority vote of a quorum of the Board, except those matters which the Agreement or Bylaws
specify as requiring a two- thirds vote of the Board must be decided by a vote of two- thirds of
all representatives on the Board.
(c) Each director may vote on each matter brought before the Board for decision.
However, if the Board by majority vote designates a particular matter as one which pertains
only to a given risk area (e.g., workers' compensation), or a specific insurance program (e.g.
self insured pool), then only the representatives of those Eligible Members may vote upon the
matter. This limitation respecting who may vote on certain matters is not intended to prohibit
any Member from expressing its opinion as to how those qualified to vote should vote.
ARTICLE 9. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Board shall establish an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors which
shall consist of at least three members, as provided in the Bylaws. The president of the Board
shall be a member of the Executive Committee; the remainder of the members may be selected
as provided in the Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall exercise general supervisory and
policy control over the General Manager, and may exercise any and all powers of the Board
between Board meetings and when delegated by the Board, as provided in this Agreement and
the Bylaws. The Executive Committee shall meet at least quarterly.
ARTICLE 10. OCCRMA FUNDS
The Treasurer of the Authority shall be the depository of the funds of OCCRMA. The
Treasurer's selection, responsibilities, compensation and related matters shall be governed by
the Bylaws. The Auditor shall be the disbursing officer of OCCRMA and shall draw warrants
against the funds of OCCRMA in the treasury when demands are presented and authorized as
designated in the Bylaws. The Board shall require the Treasurer, Auditor• and any other
person delegated charge of OCCRMA funds, to be bonded in amounts deemed reasonable by.
the Board.
ARTICLE 11. TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall continue in effect until it is rescinded by mutual consent of the
parties or terminated by the written consent of two - thirds of all Member Agencies; provided
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that this Agreement and OCCRMA shall continue to exist for the purpose of disposing of all
claims, distributing assets and performing all other functions necessary to wind up the affairs
of OCCRMA. The Executive Committee shall be vested with all powers of OCCRMA for the
purpose of winding up and dissolving the business affairs of OCCRMA.
ARTICLE 12. MEMBERSHIP TERM; WITHDRAWAL; TERARNATION
(a) A party to this Agreement shall remain a Member Agency for two years from
the date it first joined OCCRMA; thereafter the Member Agency may withdraw by giving
written notice to the Board or its designee, on or before the next succeeding March 1, of the
intent to withdraw as of 12:01 a.m. on the next July 1.
(b) On the July 1 specified in the notice the withdrawing party shall cease to be a
member of OCCRMA; however, the withdrawing party shall remain responsible to contribute
its share of premiums, contributions or assessments, as described in Article 13, and shall
continue to comply fully with the terms and conditions of this Agreement as to any claims
outstanding which are likely to involve the Authority. Withdrawal of a party from OCCRMA
shall automatically concurrently terminate any and all coverages obtained by and through
OCCRMA as to the withdrawing party and all additional insureds and named insureds
affiliated with the withdrawing party, excepting only: (1) commercial insurance policies
specifically naming the withdrawing party or related insureds; (2) tail or extended reporting
coverage offered by OCCRMA and accepted by the withdrawing party; (3) pending covered
claims that are being litigated; and (4) continuation of any coveragexxxfrom occrma or
anyone? provided on an occurrence basis.
(c) The Board shall have the right to terminate, for good cause, any Member
Agency's participation in the Authority, or any program thereof, upon a 2/3 vote of the entire
Board of Directors; provided that a reasonable time shall be afforded, in the discretion of the
Board of Directors, for the Member to seek coverage elsewhere.
(d) The Executive Committee shall have the right to terminate any Member
Agency's participation in the Authority, or any program thereof, upon a majority vote, in the
event of nonpayment of any of the Member Agency's obligations.
ARTICLE 13. DISPOSITION OF OCCRMA PROPERTY AND FUNDS
(a) A Member Agency may withdraw as a Member in accordance with this
Agreement and the Bylaws, provided that no withdrawing party shall be entitled to payment or
return of any earned premium, contribution, consideration, or property paid or donated by the
party to the Authority, or to'any distribution of assets prior to final termination of this
Agreement, except pursuant to subparagraph (b). The withdrawal or cancellation of any
Member Agency shall not terminate its responsibility to contribute its share of premium or
funds to any insurance program of OCCRMA or to cooperate with OCCRMA in the resolution
of claims, until all claims or other unpaid liabilities covering the period the Member Agency
was a participant have been finally resolved and a determination of the final amount of
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payments due by the Member Agency or credits for such period has been made by the
Authority.
(b) In the event of the dissolution of OCCRMA or the complete rescission or final
termination of the Joint Powers Agreement by all of the then parties thereto, any assets of
OCCRMA remaining after all claims and obligations have been paid, and after the payment of
all liabilities, costs, expenses and charges incurred pursuant to this Agreement, or provision
made for the payment of same through establishment of a liquidation fund, purchase of
insurance or reinsurance, or a combination thereof, shall be returned to the then current
Members of OCCRMA based on their total net contributions from inception, determined as of
the date of dissolution, rescission or final termination. For the purposes of this paragraph "net
contributions" shall mean the sum of actual contributions paid in, Tess losses and allocated
claims expenses, but not less than zero for any individual Member. Net contributions shall be
reduced by any rate credits given. Losses and allocated claims expenses shall include
contributions used to pay for reinsurance, but not any proceeds therefrom. Net contributions
shall include any interest actually earned thereon by the Authority. The Authority may adjust
the interest earnings attributable to the contributions of a Member whose net contribution is
zero or less based on a reasonable estimate of any periods during which no interest was
earned.
ARTICLE 14. ENFORCEMENT
OCCRMA shall have the authority to enforce this Agreement. Any dispute regarding
the interpretation of this Agreement or the Bylaws adopted hereunder, between or among
OCCRMA and any Member Agency or Agencies shall be submitted to final and binding
arbitration in accordance with the procedures established in the California Code of Civil
Procedure and referred to the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service or other arbiter as
may be agreed by the parties; except that the Authority or any affected Member may sue for
the collection or return of assessments, contributions or premiums for a given year of
coverage; provided that the affected member shall have first exhausted its administrative
remedies and timely presented a claifn therefor to the Authority. As to such a claim for the
collection or return of funds, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's
fees.
ARTICLE 15. INVALIDITY
Should any portion, term, condition or provision of this Agreement be determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal and in conflict with any law of the State of
California or be otherwise rendered unenforceable or ineffectual, the validity of the remaining
portions, terms, conditions and provisions shall not be affected thereby.
ARTICLE 16. AMENDMENTS
No amendments to this Agreement shall be effective unless accomplished by written
agreement executed by the governing bodies of at least two- thirds of the parties to this
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Agreement. Reasonable prior notice of any Board meeting in which amendments are to be
voted upon must be given to each director in writing. Such notice must include mention of the
nature of the amendments to be voted upon.
ARTICLE 17. BYLAWS AND PLAN DOCUMENT
(a) By a two - thirds vote of the entire Board, the Board shall develop and adopt
Bylaws and a Plan Document to govern the day -to -day operations of OCCRMA and may
amend such documents from time to time.
(b) Each Member Agency agrees to comply with and be bound by the provisions of
the Bylaws as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provision in
the Bylaws or Plan Document adopted by the Board in the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and the Bylaws or Plan Document, this Agreement shall prevail; in the event of
any conflict between the Bylaws and the Plan Document, the Bylaws shall prevail.
ARTICLE 18. PROHIBITION AGAINST ASSIGNMENT
No Member Agency may assign any fright, claim or interest it may have under this
Agreement, and no creditor, assignee or third party beneficiary of any Member shall have any
right, claim or title to any part, share, interest, fund, premium or asset of the Authority.
ARTICLE 19. TORT LIABILITY
As to any debts or liabilities based upon Section 895.2 of the Government Code of the
State of California, except as otherwise provided by individual contract, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 895.4, of the Government Code of the State of California, this paragraph
allocates such liabilities. Each Member shall be liable for its pro rata share of both the debts
and liabilities of the Authority to the extent such debts and liabilities exceed the available
assets of the Authority, including any collectible coverage or insurance, and the Member's pro
rata share of all debts and liabilities for claims against all Members, arising out of facts: (i) in
the performance of this agreement, and (ii) occurring while a Member. A Member's pro rata
share of debts and liabilities shall be calculated by dividing each such Member's (or former
Member's) total contributions paid, by the total of all contributions paid by all such Members,
from the inception of the Authority. To the extent required to achieve such purpose, each
Member indemnifies the other Participants for any loss, cost or expense that may be imposed
upon such other Members. The rules therefor as set forth in Civil Code Section 2778 are
hereby made a part of this Agreement. For the purposes of this paragraph, "contributions"
shall include all funds paid to the Authority for participation in the programs of the Authority
(including group excess liability insurance programs), any liability protection programs
operated on a group self- insurance basis by the Authority, and for operation of the Authority.
However, "contributions" shall not include' payments made to the Authority which are used
for purchase of commercial insurance for other risks on a primary basis.
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ARTICLE 20. AGREEMENT COMPLETE
The foregoing constitutes the full and complete Agreement of the parties. There are no
oral understandings or agreements not set forth in writing herein.
ARTICLE 21. DATE AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE
This Agreement shall become effective as of July 1, 2000 upon approval in accordance
with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their proper officers thereunto duly authorized.
Executed before me this
day of 1 2000 CITY OF BREA
City Clerk
Executed before me this
day of , 2000
:
CITY OF CYPRESS
City Clerk
Executed before me this
day of , 2000
City Clerk
Executed before me this
day of , 2000
City Clerk
Executed before me this
By
CITY OF IRVINE
Lo
CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
:
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day of , 2000 CITY OF LA PALMA
City Clerk
By
Executed before me this
day of
, 2000
CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS
City Clerk
By
Executed before me this
day of
, 2000
CITY OF ORANGE
City Clerk
By
Executed before me this
day of
, 2000
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
City Clerk
By
Executed befo me is
day o
, 2000
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
A A, -42�
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Co Clerk
B y Patricia E . -Campbell, Mayor
Executed before me this .
day of
, 2000
CITY OF STANTON
City Clerk
By
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Executed before me this
day of , 2000
City Clerk
Executed before me this
day of , 200D
City Clerk
Executed before me this
day of , 2000
City Clerk
CITY OF TUSTIN
By
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
By
CITY OF YORBA LINDA
By
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ATTACHMENT "D"
Bill To:
David N. Carmany
City Manager
City of Seal Beach
211 8th Street
Seal Beach, California 90740
INVOICE
Date:
— July 9, 2010
Due:
Sept. 2, 2010
Description
Amount
One -Tenth of 1996/97 and 1998/99 CIPA assessment as of 6/30/10
$8,702.00
Total
$8,702.00
Make Checks Payable to:
California Insurance Pool Authority
366 San Miguel Drive, Suite 312
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949 - 729 -1633