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MAR 61990 BOD. 7 fA�t 5Z The Risk Manager shall be responsible for implementation and administration of the program and is authorized to promulgate rules for the proper management and main- tenance of the program. The Risk Manager's respon- sibility shall include: (a) Development and implementation of risk management policies and standards for the County. (b) Assistance to County Departments in their compliance with the risk management policies and standards. (c) Development of insurance and other risk manage- ment requirements to apply to and monitor compliance with requirements by vendors, contractors and others dealing with the County. (d) Such other duties under the program as shall be assigned by law or the County Administrator. In addition, the Risk Manager may, with Board approval, purchase such insurance for the coverages provided by the Self -Insurance Fund as shall be necessary and may contract with firms or individuals for the provision of services including independent adjusting, legal, actuarial, consulting, loss prevention and safetylser- vices as the Risk Manager may deem necessary or appropriate subject to Board approval. The Administrator, through the Risk Manager, shall sub- mit to the Board annually a report on the program, which shall include: (1) Underwriting information as to the nature of the coverages accepted for self-insurance and those risks that are transferred to the insurance market. (2) The funds appropriated or contributed for the self-insured coverages and premiums paid for insurance through the insurance market. (3) The costs of administration and operation of the program. (4) Assessments made or premiums charged or returned during the reporting. The Risk ttanager shall determine the premium to be contributed to the Self -Insurance Fund annually and shall submit a budget request therefor. Annually, an actuarial estimate shall be prepared by a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society to assist the Risk tfanager in developing that premium contribution. PART 2 PUBLIC LIABILITY PROGRAM This portion of the Manual provides a description of the types of claims covered under the program including per- sonal injury (including bodily injury) and property damage on an occurrence basis similar to the standard insurance forms for Comprehensive General Liability and Business Auto policies used in Florida by insurance com- panies, the limits of coverage provided and the claims investigation and settlement procedures to be used. For claims which are subject to Florida's sovereign immunity statute, F.S. 768.28(5), the applicable mone- tary limitations will apply; for those claims not sub- ject to s. 768.28(5), the program provides $1,000,000 of coverage. 30