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DATE February 2, 1984
ORDINANCE NO.
INTRODUCED BY Consent
PROPOSED BY Personnel
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
A REVOLVING CHECKING ACCOUNT FOR
THE INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE FUND
WHEREAS, Whatcom County has applied for, and the State of
Washington Department of Labor and Industries has approved Self
Insurance status to provide compensation to County employees
who are injured while performing work for the County, and
WHEREAS, in order to implement Self Insurance, a consolidated
self insurance fund was established to which funds budgeted for
this purpose have been transfered from each department; and,
WHEREAS, in order to make timely payments of benefits to injured
workers and to pay other .bills which, according to law or regu-
lation, must be paid in a timely fashion, it is necessary to
establish a revolving checking account for the Industrial
Insurance Fund.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that a revolving checking account
be established in a commercial bank in the amount of $8,000.00
for the purpose of making timely benefit payments to injured
workers, and to firms or individuals who are entitled to timely
payment for services rendered to injured workers under Whatcom
County's Industrial Insurance Program.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Whatcom County Executive or the
Whatcom County Executive Pro tempore or the Whatcom County Budget /Fi:
Manager shall be authorized to sign and issue checks drawn on this
account when justification under the procedures set up to administe
this program has been established.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that funds in the amount of $8,000 shall
be transfered by warrant from the Industrial Insurance Fund
#144 -000 -001 to the revolving checking account to establish an
initial balance, and that additional funds as needed be trans -
fered to maintain the balance at $8,000.
APPROVED this 16th
ATTEST:
aio
Clerk Of The Coun 1
day of February ,1984.
WHATCOM COUNTY OUNCIL
WMTCOM COUN , SH;gGTON
Donald anse V Acting' Cha.irper on
(r APPROVED ( ) VETOED
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SHIRLEY VAN ZAN N
County Executive
DATE: February 17, 1984
Published on 2/8/84 and 2/22/84
This ordinance becomes effective on February 27 , 1984