COUNTY COUNSEL'S OFFICE - M. GRANGER

Adopt Resolution authorizing the Trindel Insurance Fund, to reject, settle, compromise or approve third-party claims filed against the County.

SBC FILE NUMBER: 160

RESOLUTION NO: 2016-72

Roger Hayton of George Hills Company previously provided claims administration services for Trindel Insurance Fund.  Since that time Trindel has assumed the role and handles the claims management function internally, using Andrew Fisher.  

In 2005, the Board authorized the George  Hills Company to reject claims and to approve, settle or compromise all public liability claims, not rejected, and execute and issue checks in payment of such claims in a sum not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars per claim, provided it obtained the prior written approval from the San Benito County Counsel.  (See attached 2005 resolution.) 

At this time, it is appropriate to transfer this settlement authority to the Trindel Insurance Fund. 

Therefore, the Board is requested to authorize the Trindel Insurance Fund to reject, settle, compromise or approve third-party claims filed against the County.

The proposed resolution establishes a limit of $40,000 as the limit for delegated authority, as the amount has not been increased since 2005.  However, should the Board so desire, the Board may pull the item from the consent agenda, and adopt the Resolution, with the direction that the resolution be amended to reflect a lesser limit on delegated authority.

Adopt Resolution No. ___,  authorizing the Trindel Insurance Fund, to reject, settle, compromise or approve claims filed against the county of San Benito.