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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: Office of the Comptroller
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Committee on Insurance and Risk Management - Revisions
For the purpose of establishing that certain municipal officers shall be an ex-officio members of the City’s Committee on Insurance and Risk Management; clarifying the number and appointment of certain other Committee members; requiring that the Department of Finance provide administrative and technical support to the Committee; requiring that the Committee meet at least biannually to carry out its functions; and conforming and clarifying related provisions.
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By repealing and re-ordaining
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section 12-3
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement
Subtitle 12. Comprehensive Insurance and Risk Management Program
§ 12-3. Committee on Insurance and Risk Management.
(a) Established; members.
(1) In general.
There is established a Committee on Insurance and Risk Management [, to be constituted of persons knowledgeable in the field of risk management] that comprises 7 members as specified in this subsection.
(2) Appointed members.
The Committee [shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter. The Committee shall have such the number of members as that the Mayor may deem appropriate to carry out its function] shall include 3 individuals knowledgeable in the field of risk management appointed by the Mayor pursuant to Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter with:
(i) 1 individual nominated by the City Council President; and
(ii) 1 individual nominated by the Comptroller.
[(3) The Chairman shall be appointed and replaced from time to time by the Mayor.]
(3) Ex-officio members.
The following shall be ex-officio members of the Committee:
(i) the Comptroller or the Comptroller’s designee;
(ii) the Deputy Comptroller;
(iii) the City Solicitor or the City Solicitor’s designee; and
(iv) the Director of Finance or the Director’s designee.
(4) Chair.
The Comptroller or the Comptroller’s designee shall be the chair of the Committee.
(b) Evaluation of City’s needs.
The Committee shall periodically employ a casualty actuary to conduct an actuarial review of the self-insured loss exposure of the City, and the Committee shall review the loss experience of the City, its claim and potential liability exposure, and any other factors which the Committee considers necessary or appropriate to evaluate the City’s insurance and risk management needs.
(c) Recommendations; annual statement.
(1) The Committee shall recommend to the Mayor and the Board of Estimates [such] the amount of money, if any, for inclusion in the annual Ordinance of Estimates that it deems necessary to be appropriated to sustain the Self-Insurance Fund at a level to protect the City’s interest and meet the demands [upon] on it.
(2) No later than March 1 of each year, the [The] Committee shall submit a statement to the Mayor and the Board of Estimates [annually not later than March 1, a statement] showing the condition and amount of the Fund.
(d) Meetings.
The Committee shall meet at least biannually or at the call of the Chair to carry out its functions.
(e) Administration.
The Department of Finance shall provide the Committee with administrative and technical support as necessary.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
Section 3. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.