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2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - the City of Tukwila

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CITY OF TUKWILA: <strong>2012</strong> CAFRNOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSNOTE 12 – CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENTUpon completion, <strong>the</strong> projects will be capitalized in <strong>the</strong>ir appropriate categories in <strong>the</strong> Government WideStatements and in <strong>the</strong> proprietary fund financials, if applicable. As <strong>of</strong> December 31, <strong>2012</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>City</strong> had$5.1 million contractual obligations on construction projects.NOTE 13 – LITIGATIONThere are several lawsuits in which <strong>the</strong> <strong>City</strong> is involved. The <strong>City</strong> Attorney estimates that <strong>the</strong> potentialclaims against <strong>the</strong> will have no material financial impact.NOTE 14 – RISK MANAGEMENTThe <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tukwila</strong> is a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA).Utilizing Chapter 48.62 RCW (self-insurance regulation) and Chapter 39.34 RCW (InterlocalCooperation Act), nine cities originally formed WCIA on January 1, 1981. WCIA was created for <strong>the</strong>purpose <strong>of</strong> providing a pooling mechanism for jointly purchasing insurance, jointly self-insuring, and / orjointly contracting for risk management services. WCIA has a total <strong>of</strong> 153 Members.New members initially contract for a three-year term, and <strong>the</strong>reafter automatically renew on an annualbasis. A one-year withdrawal notice is required before membership can be terminated. Terminationdoes not relieve a former member from its unresolved loss history incurred during membership.Liability coverage is written on an occurrence basis, without deductibles. Coverage includes general,automobile, police, public <strong>of</strong>ficials’ errors or omissions, stop gap, and employee benefits liability. Limitsare $4 million per occurrence self-insured layer, and $20 million per occurrence in <strong>the</strong> re-insuredexcess layer. The excess layer is insured by <strong>the</strong> purchase <strong>of</strong> reinsurance and insurance and is subjectto aggregate limits. Total limits are $16 million per occurrence subject to aggregate sublimits in <strong>the</strong>excess layers. The Board <strong>of</strong> Directors determines <strong>the</strong> limits and terms <strong>of</strong> coverage annually.Insurance coverage for property, automobile physical damage, fidelity, inland marine, and boiler andmachinery are purchased on a group basis. Various deductibles apply by type <strong>of</strong> coverage. Propertyinsurance and auto physical damage are self-funded from <strong>the</strong> members’ deductible to $750,000, for allperils o<strong>the</strong>r than flood and earthquake, and insured above that amount by <strong>the</strong> purchase <strong>of</strong> insurance.In-house services include risk management consultation, loss control field services, claims and litigationadministration, and loss analyses. WCIA contracts for <strong>the</strong> claims investigation consultants for personnelissues and land use problems, insurance brokerage, and lobbyist services.WCIA is fully funded by its members, who make annual assessments on a prospectively rated basis, asdetermined by an outside, independent actuary. The assessment covers loss, loss adjustment, andadministrative expenses. As outlined in <strong>the</strong> interlocal, WCIA retains <strong>the</strong> right to additionally assess <strong>the</strong>membership for any funding shortfall.An investment committee, using investment brokers, produces additional revenue by investment <strong>of</strong>WCIA's assets in financial instruments which comply with all State guidelines. These revenues directly<strong>of</strong>fset portions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> membership's annual assessment.A Board <strong>of</strong> Directors governs WCIA, which is comprised <strong>of</strong> one designated representative from eachmember. The Board elects an Executive Committee and appoints a Treasurer to provide general policy101

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