HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 06-11-10STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON RESOLUTION NO. 06-11-10
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMBERSHIP IN THE
GEORGIA INTERLOCAL RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, Article 9, Section 3, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Georgia authorizes municipalities and other political
subdivisions to contract with each other for activities which the contracting parties are authorized by law to undertake; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 85 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated authorizes public entity to execute
intergovernmental contracts to form and become members of an interlocal risk management agency for the purpose of sharing
liability, motor vehicle and property damage risks in whole or in part with those of other public entities; and,
WHEREAS, municipalities within Georgia have found it increasingly difficult to obtain commercial insurance protection, and
have found the costs of such protection often exceeds the ability of a public entity to pay; and,
WHEREAS, public entities in Georgia need a stable method for managing their risks to avoid the unpredictable and cyclical
nature of the commercial insurance market; and,
WHEREAS, many Georgia public entities do not have sufficient resources to self -insure their risks on an individual basis; and,
WHEREAS, the Georgia Municipal Association has studied the possibility of creating an intergovernmental risk management
agency so that Georgia public entities may self -insure their risks and has concluded that such an agency is economically
feasible; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Milton, Georgia is desirous of becoming a Member of the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency
(hereafter GIRMA), an interlocal risk management agency formed pursuant to Chapter 85 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated; and,
WHEREAS, the governing authority of the City of Milton, Georgia has reviewed the intergovernmental contract and the bylaws
of GIRMA and finds that the goals of GIRMA and the obligations imposed upon this public entity are in accordance with the
on" philosophy and public policy objectives of this community; and;
WHEREAS, the governing authority of the City of Milton, Georgia finds that it is in the best interest of its citizens to become a
member of GIRMA,
NOT, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Public Officials of the City of Milton, Georgia:
Section 1: That the City Manager of the City of Milton, Georgia is authorized to execute on behalf of the Public Entity
the intergovernmental contract to become a Member of GIRMA. A copy of the contract and bylaws of
GIRMA are attached to and made part of this resolution as Appendix 1.
Section 2: The powers of GIRMA, unless the contract and bylaws are amended, shall be limited to those contained in
the documents attached as Appendix 1, those authorized by Chapter 85 of Title 36 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated and the rules and regulations of the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Georgia.
Section 3: The commencement of operations and the continuing operations of GIRMA and the obligation of this
Public Entity to fully participate in such operations shall be effectuated in accordance with the contract and
bylaws.
Section 4: The City Treasurer is designated as 's representative to GIRMA. The Public Entity may change its
representative by informing GIRMA of the change in writing.
Section 5: This resolution shall be effective upon its passage and approval.
Adopted this 14th day of November of 2006.
J tte R..Vlarchiafava, City Clerk
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