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C. 25

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Karen Caoile, Director of Risk Management
Date:	November 29, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Add County Finance Director as official alternate to PRISM

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/29/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Karen Caoile 925-335-1400

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 29, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2022/415 to add the County Finance Director, in addition to Assistant Risk Managers, as an official alternate to act on behalf of Contra Costa County with regard to official matters of Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM), effective November 1, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to designate an official alternate may result in insufficient representation on behalf of Contra Costa County in the business of governance of PRISM.

BACKGROUND:

In 1980, Contra Costa County joined the CSAC Excess Insurance Authority (CSAC-EIA), a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) for procurement of pooled and group purchased insurance and risk management services to its members including counties, cities, educational organizations, special districts, housing authorities, fire districts and other JPAs. CSAC EIA, changed its name to Public Risk Innovation Solutions and Management (PRISM) in 2020. The PRISM Board of Directors is comprised of one primary representative and an alternate from each member county who has authority to officially act on behalf of that entity along with ten public entity board members. The Board of Directors establishes policy and governs the operations of PRISM.

Under Resolution No. 2020/64, this responsibility was appointed to the Director of Risk Management – Exempt and designating Assistant Risk Managers, as the official representative and alternates, respectively, to act on behalf of Contra Costa County regarding official matters of PRISM. The Director of Risk Management designates the alternate via letter by the County Administrator to PRISM.

Several Assistant Risk Managers positions have become vacant with retirements in February, March, and October of 2022. This resolution allows for the County Finance Director to also participate as an official alternate. The additional position for alternate will allow for more flexible County representation on behalf of the Director of Risk Management on the PRISM Governing Board.