(A) The position of Risk Manager is hereby transferred to the office of the City Solicitor.
(B) The City Solicitor acting as Risk Manager shall be responsible for the risk management program and shall be head of the Office of Risk Management. The duties of the Risk Manager shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) The Risk Manager shall be responsible for the management of such worker's compensation and insurance programs as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen has adopted.
(2) The Risk Manager shall purchase insurance for the city and its departments as directed by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and shall be responsible for the expenditure of all funds appropriated to the Office of Risk Management.
(3) He shall carefully examine and audit all worker's compensation claims and expenses; no payment shall be made or expense allowed until approved by the Risk Manager.
(4) The Risk Manager shall be responsible for maintaining a record of all worker's compensation and insurance claims in which the city is involved.
(5) The Risk Manager shall establish procedures for processing and handling writs, petitions, notices, and other legal documents.
(6) It shall be the Risk Manager's responsibility (after discussion with the city's insurance consultant, if necessary) to insure that all notices of claims, writs, petitions, legal notices, accident reports, and other documents are forwarded to such appropriate insurance carrier, to the Labor Commissioner, to the city's worker's compensation service company or to such other agency or individual as may be required by regulations promulgated hereunder, by law or by contract.
(7) The Risk Manager shall establish standards and procedures respecting the conduct of city employees who are involved in accidents or other occurrences which may result in liability to the city.
(8) He shall attend all meetings of the Aldermanic Human Resources and Insurance Committee and shall submit such information, statistics, or reports as the Committee may direct.
(9) The Risk Manager, on the advice of the insurance consultant or others, may recommend changes in the city's workmen's compensation and insurance programs to the Aldermanic Human Resources and Insurance Committee.
(10) The Risk Manager, on consultation where appropriate with other counsel for the city, the insurance consultant, and others, is authorized to settle claims and suits against the city in matters arising under this subchapter subject to such guidelines as may be established by the Committee on Insurance.
('71 Code, § 2-154) (Ord. passed 2-7-78; Am. Ord. passed 12-17-85; Am. Ord. passed 10-15-91; Am. Ord. passed 6-27-94; Am. Ord. passed 11-4-98)