Risk Management has been a division of the County Administrator’s Office. Recently, the Manager over the Risk Management Division retired, and as a result of preparing to fill the position, Human Resources has worked with the County Administrator’s Office to study the position. Through this process, it was determined that the Risk Management Division should be a separate stand-alone department in the County. The following factors contributed to this conclusion; the County has a hospital, which adds the complexity of medical malpractice risk management that not all Counties require; and the County manages Workers Compensation claims in-house, as opposed to using a third-party administrator for claims adjustment. The consequence of error and the impact on the County for this role also support making Risk Management a department rather than a division of the County Administrator’s Office. As a result, the County must establish a new classification as the Director of Risk Management, in order to properly staff the management structure of the newly formed department.

If this action is not approved in the County Administrator's Office, Risk Management Division will not be properly staffed for the future.

No impact.