Designate Lewis County Representatives on the Washington Counties Risk Pool BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
IN THE MATTER OF: RESOLUTION NO. 21-371
DESIGNATE LEWIS COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
ON THE WASHINGTON COUNTIES RISK POOL
WHEREAS, several Washington counties agreed to the creation of the
Washington Counties Risk Pool ("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 (Article 8 of the Interlocal Agreement and
Article 2 of the Bylaws) - officers or employees of each Pool member county that
are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the respective county's legislative
authority;
b) County Risk Manager (Article 11 (b) of the Interlocal Agreement) - an
employee of each Pool member county appointed to serve 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;
c) County Safety Officer (Article 11 (c) of the Interlocal Agreement) - 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; and
d) County Claims Administrator (sections B. 6, C and E.1. b of the Pool Board
of Directors ' Claims Handling Policies and Procedures) - 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 reporting various known incidents to the Pool, and with whom the
Pool will coordinate the County's claims administration.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Lewis County hereby confirms the
appointment or designation of the following individuals for the applicable and
required relationships with the Washington Counties Risk Pool:
WCRP COUNTY
RELATIONSHIP NAME POSITION EMAIL PHONE
Director Chris HR Director Chris.Panush@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-1209
Panush
Alternate Steve Chief of
Director Wohld Internal Steve.Wohld@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-3349
Services
2nd Alternate Erik County Erik.Martin@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-2697
Director Martin Manager
Risk Manager Chris HR Director Chris.Panush@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-1209
Panush
Claims Chris HR Director Chris.Panush@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-1209
Administrator Panush
Emergency
Safety Officer Ross Management McDowell Deputy Ross.McDowell@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-1157
Director
Prosecuting Jonathan Prosecuting Jonathan.Meyer@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-2638
Attorney Meyer Attorney
Civil Deputy Kevin
Prosecuting McDowell Civil DPA III Kevin.McDowell@Lewiscountywa.gov 360-740-1240
Attorney*
*Optional; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and shall supersede any prior conflicting
action(s); and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk of this body shall
forward a copy of this resolution, once completed, to the attention of Executive
Director Derek Bryan at the Washington Counties Risk Pool, 2558 R W Johnson Rd.
SW, Suite 106, Tumwater, WA 98512-6113.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 19th day of October, 2021.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Jonathan Meyer, Prosecuting Attorney LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Kevin McDowell. Lindsey R. Pollock, DVM
By: Kevin McDowell, Lindsey R. Pollock, DVM, Chair
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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LB•OCC AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Resolution: BOCC Meeting Date: Oct. 19, 2021
Suggested Wording for Agenda Item: Agenda Type: Deliberation
Designate Lewis County Representatives on the Washington Counties Risk Pool
Contact: Erik Martin Phone: 3607402697
Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners
Description:
Designate Lewis County representatives on the Washington Counties Risk Pool
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Additional Copies: Cover Letter To:
Chris Panush, Kevin McDowell, Ross Derek Bryan, WCRP
McDowell,