Utah Counties Insurance Pool
 
Committees
The Pool encourages the participation of members on various committees.
The Litigation Management Committee is comprised of County Attorneys and Deputy County Attorneys. The Committee meets regularly to discuss individual claims, claims administration strategies, litigation trends inside and outside the Pool and to review the list of approved defense attorneys from which the claims manager assigns counsel to individual cases. The Committee Chair, who also is a Trustee, then reports and makes recommendations to the Board at regularly scheduled meetings. Officials from member counties often attend the Committee meetings to provide input or request certain action on a particular claim. Members also have direct access and input at the board meetings.

A significant exposure of county government is law enforcement. Members of the County Sheriffs Office are confronted with more situations likely to result in some type of claim than members of any other office or department in the county. The Law Enforcement Committee, through the Utah Sheriff's Association, is actively involved in training of law enforcement personnel, suggesting legislation to assist law enforcement and reviewing model policies and procedures to avoid suits and operate the offices more professionally.

The Personnel Committee is comprised of county personnel directors who coordinate an annual Personnel Workshop geared to training counties in the areas of personnel laws, policies, practices and the management of employees. The Committee Chair, who also is a Trustee, reports and makes recommendations to the Board when needed.

Members also provide valuable insight and oversight by serving on the Advisory Committee, the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. Each of the member counties appoints one member to serve on the Advisory Committee. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide further input and independent review of the operations of the Pool. The Audit Committee is made up of three Trustees who review and test annual audited statements and the actuarial reserve opinion and report their findings to the Board and the Membership. The Nominating Committee is made up of three Trustees who solicit nominations for available elected Trustee positions.

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