§ 2.40.190. Powers, duties and responsibilities.

The duties, responsibilities and authority formerly assigned to the department of risk management and now transferred to the department of law include, but shall not be limited to:

A.

Direct the risk and loss-prevention measures of all departments and agencies of the metropolitan government by identifying areas having risk and loss potential; analyze and evaluate risk and loss exposure and determine alternate methods of handling them; establish a reporting system of identified risk and loss areas to the various departments and agencies;

B.

Purchase insurance where necessary in accordance with the purchasing procedures of the metropolitan government, except in those areas where purchasing procedures are expressly exempted by state statute; assist the division of purchasing in the development of bid specifications when insurance and surety bonds are bid; advise the purchasing agent in the placement of all insurance and bond coverages;

C.

Conduct inspections and establish loss-prevention programs;

D.

Centralize all casualty and property insurance programs of the metropolitan government; consult with and advise the various departments and agencies on all aspects of property and casualty insurance; develop and maintain levels of retention for those areas where insurance coverage is purchased;

E.

Determine those areas where self-insurance is advisable; design, subject to the approval of the director of finance, any self-insurance programs, and administer such programs;

F.

Review all contracts and leases to determine risk and loss exposure to the metropolitan government and recommend methods of risk and loss transfer or risk and loss avoidance;

G.

Maintain all records necessary for effective risk and loss management and insurance management, including but not limited to copies of policies, loss and claims reports and loss statistics, and review all contracts and leases where loss exposure exists;

H.

Investigate claims made on behalf of the metropolitan government and claims made against the metropolitan government;

I.

Cooperate with the department of finance on matters dealing with funds and/or funding in the processing of claim settlement drafts.

(Ord. 95-1446 § 3, 1995; prior code § 2-1-15.3(e))