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I k <br />..- S r-O <br />provided in order to ensure that the costs of protect- <br />ing the City against liability are minimized. <br />4.18.020 Duties of risk manager. A. The city <br />manager shall designate a risk manager who shall have <br />all powers and responsibilities as set forth in this <br />chapter. <br />B. The risk manager shall have the.following <br />duties: <br />1. To coordinate and administer a compre- <br />hensive risk management program that serves the City; <br />2. To administer the investigation and <br />processing of claims brought against the City; <br />3. To oversee those persons or parties who <br />may contract with the City to provide claims investi- <br />gation, claims adjustment and support services; <br />4. To develop and administer a system that <br />identifies and reduces the property and liability <br />losses, insurance costs and administrative costs of <br />risk management incurred by each department of the <br />City; <br />5. To advise the city manager with respect - <br />to specifications of and the nee,or procuring <br />commercial insurance, if any, o ",., otect the City <br />against liability; �, <br />7. Such other, lctibns ancI')4#ies as <br />assigned by the city man a)9 rfi' " <br />4.18.030 Claims resery tuhd`�:_' A. There is <br />hereby created a fund to be;- k nown", as the claims reserve <br />fund, which shall consist,. of-, all monies which may be <br />appropriated thereto from pi'fine to time by the City <br />Council as it may deem necessary, or which may be <br />otherwise made available to it by the City Council. <br />All interest earned from the investment of monies in <br />the claims reserve fund shall be credited to that fund <br />and become a part thereof. <br />B. The reserve fund established pursuant to this <br />Section 4.18.030 shall be kept separate and apart from <br />all other funds and shall be used only in accordance <br />with this Section. At the end of any fiscal year, all <br />unexpended and unencumbered monies in the claims <br />reserve fund shall remain therein and shall not be <br />credited or transferred to any other fund, except as <br />provided by City Council in any given annual budget <br />ordinance. <br />-2- <br />