On this the 13th day of March, 1995, ~.ipon mobion made by
Commissioner Lehman, seconded 6y Cmm~iis=,i.oner Lackey, the
Cour-t unanimously approved by a vote of 3-Qi-Q+, to transfer
~396.~10 from Line :[tem No. 10-~rir3-56G, Software Maintenance to
Line Item No. 1N-40 --'EG6 Bonds R Insurant:e in the Co~_mty Clerk
Office.
Itera c. `_5 D15Cli5i the Metal B~.iildiny and contents owned by
I:er-~rvi.ll.e So~.Fth Vc:~l~.uiteer Fire Department. l"he Road and
Br-idy'e i~epe.rtmeni; torah ';I-~e :na'tal b~_Fildiny down, they left the
Deer-~born heater, the fi.r-~etr~_ick, and the propane tank on the
property. The Ce~_inty does not know what h~a4~pen i:o the
Deer born heater.
Item c.E Renouncement. that services are available for"
dislocated wor'~Iters and Gir'e available thr'o~.igh, Goodwill
Inds-istri.es i.n the r-~-u•al coi_mti.k:s. The Ji.Fdye anno~.inced that
the Loodwill Indi_FStries is located at 519 bJater St. Kerr-ville,
Tk. That the Goodwi ]. 7. Inc7~-rstri.es was a good so~_rrc:e of
`"' employment.
Item. c'.7 Consider and dise~.FSS adopting Resol~.ition to formally
oppose any state legi=lotion that provZdF?s for sate
reg~.ilatior~i ar over sight of local government wor'kers'
compensation pools.
ORDER NO. ~'~575
RRPROVRL Of-" RDOI=~TIhJG RESOLUI"ION TO rORh1RLL.Y
OF~F~OSE RNY STi-1TE LEGISLRTIOhd
On this thr~ loth day of March, 1995, ~_Fpen nation m~rde by
Commissioner tiole4<amp, sf?c01'tded t;y Commissioner- Lackey, the
Court unanimously approved by a vote of ~-˘i-0, to accept
adapting 'resoi~_it ion to formally oppose any ,Mate leyislai.icn
that provides for state reg~.rl.ation nr oversi.ght of local
government wor-I<ers' compensation pool=_.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS ire 1974 go•: err-~mE_r~tal entities fvr~ i~l'~e fi'rsi; i.imv were
r~ey~_(i.red to f(_Irnish their- employees with workers' cempensati.on
ins~_Irance coverage: and
WHEREAS most co~_tnties at the time had diffic:~~-tl.ty in p(_trchasing
worker-s' cvmpensa~tion coverage beca!!se the private sector
ins~_(rance companies were hesitant to sell policies at a
reasonable price r.n a market they knew little abo~_it; and
WHERERS tt-.e Tex.:=_ F=tssociatiar. of Ca~_{sties entered into the
business of providi.ny pcoLed ir-~s~_irance coverage so that
cv~_(nties could jointly share the risV;s and ~~dor•I< together {;v
r ed~_tce their shar~~ed cost; and
WHEREAS elec-l.ed co~_tnty officials and auditors have comprised
the TRC Wart<er=,' Compensation F~_(nd board of• directors to shape
a !illC•CE'S'ii'~al pr-vyraam ~.(n:iq~_(ely s~_tited to co~_tnty needs; and
WHEREAS ann(_tal savi.ny=_ to Local. taxpayer..=.: thro~_Igh
r_cir~tri.b~-(t r.or'~s to the TAC Workers' Compensati.vn pool. now total
!Glc' rrillien; and
WHEREAS some members of the Texas Legi.sleat~_tr•e are now
interested in mandating state oversight of the cv(_uity-r~_tt7 pool.
^` wi+. f. i:he explan_a~tion that staate regula:.tivn wo~_(1d prevent.
=_~_trpr i.ses. to local. taxpayers" or ~_tnfu.nded wort<ers comp
G 1B.1m5; and
WHERERS no EV1dellCe exi.~ts of any "ta>;payer- s~_t r-pr i.sec" or'
valid (_n-~pa.id claims; and
WHEREAS the Te%(•a5 fas=.ociattion of Co~_Inties Workers,
Compensation Fund has provided excellent benefits to counties
thro~_(gh the effective oversight of local elected officials,
i.n~stead of throe-(gY"~ hi.rc•ci state burea~_(crats; and
WHEREAS, by contrast, the T~enas Department oi' Ins~_trance has a
checkered history i.nca~_(ding ft~ii.).~are to prevent n~_Imeroi_Is
pri':ate sector bani;r~_tptcies. e.r~d eight- difi`erent directors ir:
tt-~e past decade;
NOW THEREFORE RE IT RESOLVED THAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT
doec> hereby fvr~nial.7.y opposed arty state legi.sl.ation that
pro•dides fcrr sl-ai:e reg~_(lai.ion vr' over- sigtrt of local
yovv_rnrtient workers' compensa~ti.on pools.
/<.,/Robert A. Denson
/t/Robert A, llenson County J~_(dye
.siF?ay Lehman.
t'onr^issivner, F'reclnct One
's/t3lenr~ K. Holekamp
Ce!rnissioner , p'r•ec:inct Thre•a
is/l-. H. Lackey
Commissioner, F'reci.nct Two
is.Br ~.tce Oehler-
Coremi.ssivner, F'reci.nct Feu.r