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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2007 - 146 By: Mayor O'Grady A RESOL UTION A UTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, TO APPL Y TO THE B UREA U OF WORKERS COMPENSA TION FOR ALLOWANCE TO BEGINA SELF-INSURED WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR NORTH OLMSTED EMPLOYEES; FURTHER A UTHORIZING THE MA YOR TO EXECUTE ANY CONTRACTS OR RELATED PAPERS REQUIRED TO EFFECTUATE SUCH A SELF- INSURED PROGRAM; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Sections 4123.35 and 4123.353 of the Ohio Revised Code, and Section 4123-19-03 of the Ohio Administrative Code, provide for public employers to become self- insured for purposes of complying with the workers compensation laws of the State of Ohio, upon demonstrating sufficient financial ability to make payments of compensation, medical expenses, funeral expenses, and other such payments directly to injured public employees and dependents of killed public employees; and WHEREAS, the Director Human Resources and the Director of Finance have reviewed the requirements for initiating a self-insured program for City of North Olmsted employees, and recommend to this Council that the City is financial qualified to operate such a self-insured program, and that the operation of a self-insured program would be both in the best interests of City employees and would further save tax dollars; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council, acting upon the recommendations of the Directors of Human Resources and Finance, to authorize the Director of Human Resources, to the extent that such authorization is required by law, to apply to the Bureau of Workers Compensation for allowance to begin a self-insured workers compensation program for North Olmsted city employees, and further autharizing the Mayor, to the extent that such authorization is required by law, to execute any contracts or related papers required to effectuate such a self- insured workers compensation program for North Olmsted city employees; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Director of Human Resources be and she is hereby authorized to apply to the Bureau of Workers Compensation for allowance to begin a self-insured workers compensation program for North Olmsted city employees, and the Mayor is authorized to execute any contracts or related papers required to effectuate such a self-insured workers compensation program for North Olmsted city employees. SECTION 2: That, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5701.12 of the Ohio Revised Code, there is hereby created a special fund, entitled the Self-Insured Workers Compensation fiind, for the purposes of beginning and operating a self-insured workers compensation program far North Olmsted city employees.