NWESD Policy Manual & Administrative Procedures

6500-P – Risk Management Procedures

The risk manager’s (Assistant Superintendent for Operations) duties include, but are not limited to:

1. record the identification and location of the Board-appointed tort claims agent with the county auditor;
2. report to the Superintendent/designee situations where he/she feels the NWESD 189 faces the greatest potential liability, the changes he/she feels should be made to reduce the risk and the estimated cost of such changes;
3. examine the feasibility of and arrange for inservice education classes for staff in areas where he/she feels risk is great or can be lessened;
4. assume responsibility for the NWESD 189’s insurance program;
5. review annually the insurable value of the NWESD 189’s buildings and equipment and report to the Superintendent/designee;
6. establish an employee notification/assurance process related to driving records/abstracts and equipment/property transportation precautions (see Form 6500F-1);
7. supervise an annual inventory of all real property and equipment;
8. establish an employee notification/assurance process regarding established minimum private automobile insurance coverage for any employee using a privately-owned vehicle in the course of employment (see Form 6500F-2). At the time of implementation these minimum levels of liability coverage, which will always equal or exceed statute, are:
   1. $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate combined single limit, or
   2. $100,000/$300,000 Bodily Injury; $50,000 Property Damage.
9. As directed by the Superintendent/designee, process and make recommendations regarding all claims against the NWESD 189.

Claims for Damages

1. Claimants may submit either the Washington State Tort Claim Form #SF 210 maintained by and posted on the website of the Risk Management Division of the Washington State Office of Financial Management or the NWESD Standard Tort Claim Form 6500-F3. To properly present the claim using Washington State Tort Claim Form #SF 210, the completed form must be delivered, either in person or mail, to the NWESD Superintendent-Secretary to the Board and NOT to the Washington State Office of Financial Management, Risk Management Division, as appears on the form.
2. Instructions for completing the NWESD Standard Tort Claim Form will be provided in Form 6500-F4.
3. The claimant must complete all sections of the form, sign the form, and submit it to Superintendent-Secretary to the Board at 1601 R Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221. The business hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for authorized holidays.

Presented to Board: 06/27/01
Reviewed: 06/27/01
Revised: 12/18/02
Revised: 02/26/03
Reviewed: 08/27/08
Revised: 12/15/08
Revised: 04/28/10
Revised: 10/26/16
Revised: 10/24/18

Cross Reference:
Policy 6570

Date Revised: 10/24/18