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City outlines risk‑management spike; managers propose broader safety program
Summary
City officials told the Audit & Finance Committee premiums for workers' compensation and other insurance have risen sharply; staff recommended expanding citywide risk‑management capacity and embedding safety functions beyond utility departments to reduce claims and insurance costs.
The City Manager and finance staff told the Audit & Finance Committee that the city has experienced a marked increase in workers' compensation and liability costs and outlined plans to broaden risk‑management work across the organization.
City leadership said excess workers’ compensation premiums rose about 190% since February 2016 and noted a jump in liability claims between fiscal 2019 and 2020 that the city attributed to an accelerated trend across several departments. The manager contrasted those increases with smaller claim growth in the power…
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