2004-011-ORD FORMALIZING CITY'S STATUS AS ITS OWN SELF-CONTAINED RISK POOL FOR PROVIDING HEALTH AND RELATED COVERAGES TO EMPLOYEES
ORDINANCE NO. ?nn4-011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, FORMALIZING THE CITY'S STATUS AS ITS OWN SELF-
CONT AINED RISK POOL FOR PROVIDING HEALTH AND RELATED
COVERAGES, TO ITS EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 172 OF
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; PROVIDING FOR THE
DESIGNATION OF CITY STAFF MEMBERS AS TRUSTEES FOR
IMPLEMENTING SAID RISK POOL; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Paris has acted as its own risk pool in conjunction with the Texas
Municipal League as its pool administrator for purposes of providing health and related insurance
type benefits to its employees; and,
WHEREAS, in order to formalize the City's status as a risk pool in light of recent legislation
related to providing said benefits, the City needs to confirm its risk pool status pursuant to Chapter
172 of the Local Government Code and to designate a board of trustees consisting of City
administrative personnel currently administering said plan who th~n will be subject to a requirement
of receiving at least sixteen (16) hours of combined professional instruction pursuant to Section
172.007 of Chapter 172 of the Local Government Code; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That the City's status as a risk pool for providing health and other related
insurance-like coverages for its employees pursuant to Section 172.005( a), Chapter 172 ofthe Local
Government Code, shall be and is hereby in all things approved and affirmed.
Section 3. That pursuant to the formal requirements of said Chapter 172, from and after this
date there shall be and is hereby created an administrative board oftrustees, consisting of City staff
members currently administering the City's risk pool, that being the City Finance Director, the City
Manager, and the Human Resource Officer, with the City Attorney to serve as an ex-officio member
of said board.
Section 4. That by virtue of formal designation of said board of trustees, the aforesaid
administrative staffmembers shall be required to participate in and receive at least sixteen (16) hours
of combined professional instruction in accordance with Section 172.007 of Chapter 172 ofthe Local
Government Code.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective from and after June 1, 2004.
PASSED AND APPROVED this loth day of May, 2004.
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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