ORDINANCE NO. 3-88 WHEREAS, the City of BELLEFONTE has experienced and is likely to continue to experience drastically rising insurance costs and the increasing unavailability of traditional insurance coverages and the elected officials of the City of BELLEFONTE are desirous of finding a stable, long-term solution to this problem; and
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BELLEFONTE , KENTUCKY, APPROVING A JOINT AND COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR SELF-INSURANCE, INSURANCE AND THE INVESTMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AMONG VARIOUS CITIES, URBAN-COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE "INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE KENTUCKY MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION" (the "INTERLOCAL Agreement") UNDER WHICH THE PROGRAM WILL BE ORGANIZED AND FINANCED; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS UNDER THE TERMS AND Conditions SET FORTH IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS the City of BELLEFONTE is authorized by various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to expend public funds to insure its public properties and its officers and employees against various public liability and property damage risks; and
WHEREAS, the City of BELLEFONTE is authorized by various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statues to join together with other public agencies for the purpose of self-insuring various public liability and property damage risks and investing public funds; and
WHEREAS, the Kentucky Interlocal Cooperation Act (the "Act"), KRS 65.210 to 65.300, inclusive, authorizes the City of BELLEFONTE to jointly exercise with other public agencies under an "interlocal cooperation agreement" any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or capable of exercise by the City of BELLEFONTE and the other public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Act further authorizes the City of BELLEFONTE and the other public agencies which are parties to an INTERLOCAL cooperation agreement to create a "separate legal or administrative entity," which may be delegated power for conducting and administering the joint and cooperative undertaking for and on behalf of the participating public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the elected officials of the City of BELLEFONTE have determined that it would be in the best interests and welfare of the citizens of the city and to the advantage of the city in performing its public and governmental functions to join with various cities, urban-county governments and other public agencies of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the purpose of undertaking joint and cooperative action to-create and establish the KENTUCKY MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (the Association) as a separate legal and administrative entity and through the Association to create and administer various self-insurance, insurance and investment trusts in order to provide self-insurance and/or third-party insurance coverages against certain public liability and property damage risks, including, but not limited to, general, professional and auto liability and related claims; to provide self-insurance coverage against workers' compensation and unemployment compensation liability; to provide life, health and health-related insurance coverages and to invest public funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bellefonte has been provided a copy of the INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE KENTUCKY MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (the Interlocal Agreements) and a copy of the Articles of Association and By-Laws of the Association and has reviewed said documents and found them to be acceptable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BELLEFONTE, KENTUCKY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The City of Bellefonte hereby approves the joint and cooperative program for self-insurance, insurance and the investment of public funds among the City of Bellefonte and the other cities, urban-county governments and public agencies within the Commonwealth of Kentucky which become signatories to the Interlocal Agreement, including the financing of said program through the issuance of revenue bonds under the terms and conditions of the Interlocal Agreement.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Bellefonte are hereby authorized and directed to execute, acknowledge and deliver, on behalf of the City of Bellefonte, the Interlocal Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto.
SECTION 3.
The City of Bellefonte hereby approves and ratifies the Articles of Association and By-Laws of the Association, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to the Interlocks Agreement.
SECTION 4.
It is understood by the City of Bellefonte that by executing the Interlocal Agreement and thereby becoming a member of the Association, the City shall incur no liability for the payment of any funds and that it shall be necessary for the City to take further action prior to becoming a participating member. in any of the self-insurance, insurance or investment trusts which may be created by the Association.
SECTION 5.
The effectiveness of this ordinance is expressly conditioned upon the final approval of the Interlocal Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto, by the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as required by KRS 65.260(2), and by any other officer or agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, as may be required by KRS 65.300.
SECTION 6.
Subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5 above, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
INTRODUCED, SECONDED, AND GIVEN FIRST READING, at a duly convened meeting of the City Council (Commission) of the City of Bellefonte, Kentucky, held on the 26th day of July, 1988.
INTRODUCED, SECONDED, AND GIVEN SECOND READING AND ENACTED, at a duly convened meeting of the City Council (Commission) of the City of Bellefonte, Kentucky, held on the 16th day of August, 1988.
Richard A. Macomb
Mayor
Attest:
Jean Frazier
CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Bellefonte, Kentucky, and as such City Clerk I further certify that the foregoing is a true, correct and complete copy of an Ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a duly convened meeting held on the 16th day of August, 1988, and signed by the Mayor as evidence of his approval, and now in full force and effect, all as appears from the official records of said City in my possession and under my control.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of said City as of the 5th day of September, 1988.
Jean Frazier
City Clerk
(SEAL)
SIGNATURE PAGEIN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, a city and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, has caused this signature page to be executed as of this 6th day of September, 1988, and hereby becomes a party to the INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE KENTUCKY MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, dated as of April 15, 1987, among the cities, urban-county governments and other public agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth of Kentucky parties thereto.
CITY OF BELLEFONTE, KENTUCKY
Richard A. Macomb
Mayor
Attest
Jean Frazier
City Clerk
(Seal)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY
COUNTY OF GREENUP
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 7th day of September, 1988, by Richard A. Macomb, Mayor and Jean Frazier, City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Bellefonte, Kentucky, on behalf of the city party thereto.
My Commission Expires: 11-23-90
Caroline B. Sutton
Notary Public
Draftsman’s Certificate
This instrument was prepared by:
William A. Thielen
William A. Thielen
General Counsel
Kentucky Municipal League
PO Box 22736
Lexington, KY 40522
(606)257-3285