HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4896 RESOLUTION NO. 4896
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE INDEPENDENT CITIES RISK
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE
FOR THE ADMITTANCE TO MEMBERSHIP OF THE CITIES OF COLTON
AND MONROVIA; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING VALIDATION
•—• PROCEEDINGS AND DESIGNATING CITY REPRESENTATIVES
WHEREAS, the City of Downey is a municipality duly organized and existing
under the Constitution and laws of the the Charter of the City; and
WHEREAS, Downey has joined with the cities of Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa,
Baldwin Park, Bell, Culver City, El Monte, Gardena, Glendora, Hawthorne,
Hermosa Beach, Huntington Park, Indio, Inglewood, Lynwood, Manhattan Beach,
Monterey Park, Redondo Beach, San Fernando, South Gate, Vernon, West Covina
and Whittier, California, to form the Independent Cities Risk Management
Authority; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Colton and Monrovia, have applied for membership
in the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority with their approval to
membership contingent upon approval by the existing member cities, their
compliance with the provisions of the Independent Cities Risk Management
Authority Joint Powers Agreement and the conditions of admitttance as
determined by the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority Board and the
successful completion of a validation action which will be filed with the
court, a validation action similar to that which was processed through the
court when the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority commenced its
insurance program in 1986; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey is of the view that
permitting additional qualified members to membership in the Independent
Cities Risk Management Authority benefits the City of Downey and all of the
member cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Approval of Amended Joint Powers Agreement. Approved an
amendment to the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority Joint Powers
Agreement to admit into membership the cities of Colton and Monrovia, provided
that these new cities comply with all conditions of admittance as determined
by the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority Board.
SECTION 2. Validation Proceedings. The Mayor, City Manager, Director of
Finance, City Clerk and any other officer or official of the City authorized
by the Mayor are hereby authorized and directed to participate and cooperate
to the fullest extent practicable with the Independent Cities Risk Management
Authority, the other member cities and representatives of Brown and Wood
(Special Counsel), which firm has heretofore been retained by the Independent
Cities Risk Management Authority as legal counsel with respect to the
amendments and validation proceedings and which retention is hereby ratified
by the City of Downey in the conduct of validation proceedings regarding the
amendments to the Liability Risk Coverage Agreement and the First Amendment to
Trust Agreement and to any and all things and to execute and deliver any
documents which such officers and staff may deem necessary or advisable in
connection therewith.
SECTION 3. City Representative. Robert G. Cormack, Member of the City
Council, and Jeffry B. Allred, Personnel Director /Risk Manager, of the City of
Downey, previously designated by this Council as the City's representative and
alternate, respectively, to the Independent Cities Risk Management Authority
Governing Board and to the Liability Risk Management Committee are hereby
confirmed and designated as the City's delegate to the Independent Cities Risk
Management Authority Governing Board for all purposes of representing the
City's interest and exercising the authority of the City with respect to the
coverage and the program and voting on behalf of the City on all matters
delegated to the Governing Board and signing such amendments as are
contemplated to be approved by the Governing Board and such individuals shall
keep this Council informed of such matters on a timely basis.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and provide for the distribution thereof.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 1987.
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Mayor - James S. Santangelo
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
23rd day of June, 1987, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Boggs, Cormack, Paul, Santangelo
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 1 Council Members: Barb
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