11-B Risk Pool Status OrdDRAFT
F:ALICE\ORDWORK\CURRENT\Formalizing Risk Pool Status Ord
Apri129, 2004
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, FORMALIZING THE CITY'S STATUS AS ITS OWN
SELF-CONTAINED 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 then 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 COLTNCIL 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 of the
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 sha11 be and is hereby created an administrative board of trustees, consisting of City
staff inembers 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 staff inembers 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
of the Local Government Code.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective from and after June 1, 2004.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 10' day of May, 2004.
Curtis Fendley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Larry W. Schenk, City Attorney