Risk Management
Annual Report
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015

COCONINO
MOHAVE

APACHE
NAVAJO

YAVAPAI

LA PAZ

MARICOPA
COUNTY

GILA

GREENLEE

PINAL

GRAHAM

YUMA

PIMA
COCHISE

SANTA CRUZ

MARICOPA COUNTY
RISK MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II.

CLAIMS DIVISION

III.

SAFETY DIVISION

IV.

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION

V.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

VI.

STATISTICS AND COVERAGE

RISK MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Presented herein is the Maricopa County Risk Management Annual Report for the fiscal year
July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
This report contains summaries of the fiscal year’s losses and costs for Maricopa County’s (County)
auto liability, auto physical damage, general liability, medical malpractice, property damage,
workers’ compensation, professional liability, environmental liability, environmental property
damage and unemployment exposures. This report, along with ongoing quarterly reports to County
departments during the year, are intended to assist departments in recognizing the nature and extent
of their losses to implement and improve their loss control and prevention programs.
Structure and Mission
As of June 30, 2015, the Risk Management Department (Department) completed its 34th year
administering the County’s self-insurance program. Risk Management’s mission is to provide
claims management, safety and loss control consultations and training, environmental consultations
and insurance coverage services to Maricopa County departments, districts, and Trust members so
they can reduce or eliminate loss. The vision is to be recognized as a leader in Risk Management,
and relied upon for a County-wide risk management philosophy and culture. Risk Management’s
primary activities are:
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Risk consulting
Insurance procurement above self-insured retention levels
Maricopa County Self-Insured Risk Trust Fund management and financing
Administration and adjusting of workers’ compensation and unemployment claims
Investigation and disposition of casualty and property claims and lawsuits
Safety training, reporting, and compliance
Loss control programs
Environmental investigation, remediation, and reporting
Contractual indemnification and insurance requirement language standards and review.

The Department is divided into four operating divisions: Claims, Safety, Environmental, and
Administration. Highlights for each division are included herein. The Department strives to
accomplish its mission with assistance and direction from the Maricopa County Board of
Supervisors, the Maricopa County Self-Insured Risk Trust Fund Board of Trustees, and the County
Manager. The Director of Risk Management reports to the County Manager.

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Self-Insured Trust Fund
Arizona Revised Statute (ARS) § 11-981 authorizes the County to self-insure, or procure insurance
from any insurer authorized by the State of Arizona Department of Insurance, or both. Insurance
(defined in Title 20 ARS) includes, but is not limited to: auto liability, auto physical damage,
general liability, medical malpractice, property, workers’ compensation, professional liability,
environmental liability, environmental property damage and unemployment insurance.
Upon establishment of the self-insurance program, the County is required to designate a Risk Trust
Administrator (Director, Risk Management), and establish a trust. The Risk Trust is funded by an
allocation of funds from General Fund and Non-General Fund departments and Special Districts, or
such other funding techniques permitted by State statute and authorized by the Risk Trust’s Board
of Trustees.
A Board of Trustees assists Risk Management to coordinate the Risk Trust’s activities and affairs.
Trustees, United States citizens and residents of Maricopa County, are appointed by the Maricopa
County Board of Supervisors (BOS) and the County Manager. During Fiscal Year FY14-15, the
following individuals were members of the Board of Trustees:
Trustee District/Appointment

Trustee

BOS District One
BOS District Two
BOS District Three
BOS District Four
BOS District Five
County Manager

Lisa Wahlin
Scott LeMarr
Thomas Katsenes
Steven Beeghley, Chair
Laura Guerrero
Shelby Scharbach
FY14-15 Results

During the three year period of FY12-13 through FY14-15, the Risk Trust’s assets decreased
$2,768,821, or 7.44% from $37,229,341 to $34,460,520. During the same period, the Trust’s
liabilities decreased $4,415,682, or 5.62%, from $78,597,907 to $74,182,225. The deficit in Risk
Trust net assets is a result of a spend down of the Risk Trust fund in fiscal years when user
departments were only charged for administrative costs even though claims and insurance continued
to be paid by Risk Management on behalf of user departments.
Claim activity that occurred in FY14-15 includes an increase in estimated reserves for General
Liability claims of $4.8M, primarily from twelve large claims with about $4.5M in reserves.
Workers’ Compensation claims reserves increased by $800K due to increases in two claims;
Environmental Liability claim reserves increased by $900K, primarily from one claim.

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Cost of Risk
Cost of Risk is a comparison of the Risk Management program and costs of claims and claims
related expenses to the County’s overall expenditures or budget in the fiscal year. The effectiveness
of a risk management program can be reflected in this comparison since the cost of a risk
management program includes paid claims (amounts paid in the fiscal year without regard to the
year the claim arose), insurance premiums, safety and loss control programs, and operational and
administrative expenses, against the total County's expenditures. For FY12-13, the Cost of Risk
was 2.6%, and decreased over the next two years to 1.22% at the end of FY14-15. Risk
Management’s commitment is to maintain this measure at or below 2%.
Claims and Premiums
Auto Liability
General Liability
Medical Malpractice
Environmental Liability
Property/Auto/Enviro Prop Damage
Workers' Compensation
Unemployment
Premiums
Subtotal
Other Expenses
Legal Expenses
Actuary Fees
Broker Fees
Consulting and Management Fees
Claims Administration Service Fees
Workers’ Compensation Taxes
Administrative
Subtotal
Total Risk Management Costs
Total County Expenditures
TOTAL COST AS A PERCENTAGE OF
COUNTY EXPENDITURES
Notes:

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2.
3.

ACTUAL
FY12-13
$1,118,666
$30,360,856
$1,792,431
$923,382
$933,185
$4,029,811
$611,145
$4,193,677
$43,963,153

ACTUAL
FY13-14
$473,663
$8,996,288
$1,186,500
$237,405
$1,013,723
$3,527,011
$554,122
$5,183,725
$21,172,437

ACTUAL
FY14-15
$549,658
$1,602,542
$10,700
$1,676,521
$1,332,234
$4,030,529
$457,390
$5,519,792
$15,179,366

$6,806,458
$64,756
$59,000
$13,775
$611,665
447,572
$2,359,384
$10,362,610
$54,325,763

$6,112,202
$44,400
$57,875
$38,975
$14,047
$250,061
$2,775,050
$9,292,610
$30,465,047

$4,917,009
$35,000
$58,794
$42,542
$14,047
$191,131
$2,851,698
$8,110,221
$23,289,587

$2,086,503,506

$1,865,944,000

$1,914,790,775

2.60%

1.63%

1.22%

Paid claims represents the amount paid in the fiscal year regardless of occurrence date and
does not include Reported But Not Paid (RBNP) or Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) reserves.
Amounts as valued for the period through June 30, 2015, as reported in the Advantage Financial System.
County expenditures do not include internal service funds per Internal Audit recommendation.

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Acknowledgments
The Risk Management Department would like to thank the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors,
Elected Officials, County Manager, Deputy County Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Self-Insured
Trust Fund Board of Trustees, County departmental management and all County employees and
volunteers for their demonstrated interest in reducing claims and lawsuits, and their commitment to
safety.
Respectfully submitted,

Pauline Hecker
Director, Risk Management
And the entire Risk Management Staff
Note:

For presentation purposes only, the dollar amounts and associated percentages in all of the charts and tables
presented herein, have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar or percent.

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CLAIMS DIVISION
The Risk Management Claims Division is staffed with four senior adjusters, one adjuster, and
three administrative employees. The Division is committed to reducing Maricopa County’s cost
of risk through prudent claim and litigation management arising from the County’s employee,
auto, property and liability exposures. The Division also manages the County’s unemployment
claims through a third-party claim administrator.
Claims and lawsuits are investigated, evaluated and then either denied or resolved via litigation
or settlement. Litigated matters are assigned to either in-house counsel within the County
Attorney’s Office or outside counsel pursuant to contract. Thereafter, the Division manages the
assigned attorneys to minimize expense and obtain expeditious and fair resolutions.
The Division also manages the Subsequent Remedial Measures Program, the purpose and intent
of which is to assist departments in (1) identifying the root cause(s) of events which have
precipitated a Notice of Claim and/or lawsuit against Maricopa County and its employees, agents
and volunteers, and (2) formulating a subsequent remedial measures plan designed to mitigate
future claims and/or lawsuits arising out of the same or substantially similar root cause(s).
The Division also manages the Roundtable Program for high exposure and other sensitive
claims. This program provides the Division, the defendant departments and employees, agents,
volunteers, and defense counsel with the formulation and critical review of litigation tactics,
strategies, and related evidentiary issues.
Fiscal Year 14-15 Summary
In Fiscal Year (FY) 14-15, the Division managed 1,491 new workers’ compensation, auto
liability, auto physical damage, general liability, environmental liability, environmental property
damage, professional liability, medical malpractice, and property claims, an increase of 6 claims
from FY 13-14.
CLAIM COUNTS BY FISCAL YEAR
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
PROPERTY DAMAGE
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
GENERAL LIABILITY
ENVIRO PROP DMG
ENVIRO LIABILITY
AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE
AUTO LIABILITY
0

100

200

300

FY 12/13

400

500
FY 13/14

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600

700
FY 14/15

800

900

1000

1100

1200

For all such claims and lawsuits, the Division paid $1,910,624, a decrease of $213,801from FY
13-14.
PAYMENTS MADE BY FISCAL YEAR
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000

FY 12/13

FY 13/14

WORKERS
COMPENSATION

PROPERTY
DAMAGE

PROFESSIONAL
LIABILITY

MEDICAL
MALPRACTICE

GENERAL
LIABILITY

ENVIROMENTAL
PROPERTY
DAMAGE

ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITY

AUTO PHYSICAL
DAMAGE

AUTO LIABILITY

$0

FY 14/15

In FY 13-14 the County brought in-house the administration of workers’ compensation claims.
We were able to realize savings of $341,055 in administration fees versus salaries/fringe,
reduced amounts paid on claims by $742,474 from the previous year and reduced the open claim
count by 49% in the first year. For FY 14-15 the program is running flat with no major increases
or decreases in administration fees, paid amounts or claim count.
The Division also provided the following services to County departments and districts:
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Risk Management’s vendor conducts bill/invoice reviews and applies available discounts
when injured County employees utilize a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) (a medical
services network). In FY14-15, the County realized a net savings of $2,033,389, which
equates to a 43% savings from billed charges. In FY 12-13 we began calculating our savings
on net of duplicate billings. By excluding duplicate bills from the calculations it provides a
truer picture.

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WC BILL REVIEW
Costs

$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
FY 12/13

FY 13/14

Billed Charges

FY 14/15

Fees Paid

Savings
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
AMT Savings

Duplicate Charges

FY 12/13

FY 13/14

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FY 14/15

Net Savings

Number of Bills Reviewed
$9,000
$8,000
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
FY 12/13

FY 13/14

FY 14/15

Bills Reviewed

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Recovery of subrogation for liability and workers’ compensation claims against third parties.

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Consultation services to departments concerning coverage, exposures, perils, risk
management issues, and pending claims and litigation.

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Review of indemnity and insurance requirements for County contracts.

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Oversight of vendors and contractors providing Risk Management services, auto and
property appraisals, auto repair and structured settlement services.

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Coordination of claim adjusting and recovery from the County’s property, aviation and crime
insurance policies, as well as from the County’s excess liability and medical malpractice
insurers.

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Maintenance of the database to track and monitor County volunteers for purpose of workers’
compensation and Risk Trust liability coverage. Currently the Division manages 150
volunteer programs with 2,510 volunteers.

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SAFETY DIVISION
The focus of the Risk Management Safety Division is collaborating with other departments
County-wide to innovatively develop safety programs to assist in meeting strategic goals. Risk
mitigation, loss reduction and compliance are achieved by interaction with departments utilizing
a variety of proven safety strategies reducing negative outcomes and increasing productivity. Our
goal is to mitigate exposures thus minimizing preventable injuries/accidents. Our road map to
success is a four-step process:
1. Obtain management’s support of County safety policies.
2. Train employees in safe work practices and safety/hazard awareness and identification.
3. Identify potential risks and develop safer, less risky alternatives to accomplish the task or
process.
4. Maintain an effective, comprehensive and compliant accident/incident control program.
This four-step process and the cooperation of the various departments have been instrumental in
reducing injuries and vehicle collisions. Two examples of continually improving departmental
safety performance are the Injury Incident Rate and Vehicle Collision Claims as noted below.
In FY2015, workers’ compensation data realized a decrease of 33 recordable injuries. There
were 426 recordable injuries in FY2015 versus 459 recordable injuries in FY2014 which resulted
in a 7.19% decrease in recordable injuries. The injury incident rate is based on a ratio of the
recordable injuries and the numbers of employee hours worked where the employee is exposed
to a potential injury. The County’s overall injury incident rate decreased from 4.23 in FY2014 to
3.65 in FY2015, which is a 13.71%.

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The Safety Division’s Collision Avoidance training, with an emphasis on safe backing
techniques, continues to help decrease the number of preventable vehicle collision claims. FY15
fiscal year realized an overall decrease of 87 preventable vehicle collision claims from FY14
(120 preventable vehicle collisions in FY2015 versus 207 preventable vehicle collisions in
FY2014). The collision incident rate is determined by a ratio of the number of vehicle collisions
and the total miles traveled. The County’s preventable collision incident rate has steadily
decreased the past three fiscal years. The County’s overall preventable vehicle collision incident
rate decreased from 8.86 in FY2013 to 4.66 in FY2015, which is a 47.4% reduction.

The Risk Management Safety Division offers a total solution for safety awareness and safety
compliance training. We will continue partnering with all County departments to reduce the
injury incident rate and collision incident rate utilizing the following Safety strategies:
Risk Management Safety Training
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SafeStart: After completing SafeStart training for all Flood Control, MCDOT
and Waste Resources and Recovery Department employees in 2015, the Risk
Management Safety Division qualified SafeStart Instructors began the
maintenance phase of the SafeStart training. A total of 179 new County
employees were trained in various levels of SafeStart. The Flood Control and
MCDOT SafeStart Steering Committees continued in operation, developing
SafeStart reminder signs, videos, calendars and note pads.

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Road Builder: The Maricopa County/Gateway Community College Road Builder
Heavy Equipment Certification Program graduated 17 students from the program
in 2015. This the largest group of employees ever to graduate this program in one
year, with a combined total of 312 credit hours.

Maricopa County Vehicle and Equipment Use Program (VUP): The job of keeping hundreds
of County employees trained, qualified and authorized on over 40 types of equipment is a
difficult task. County departments such as Maricopa County Department of Transportation
(MCDOT), Flood Control District, Waste Resources and Recycling Management and Maricopa
County Sheriff’s Office have joined together with the Safety Division to develop and implement
a Vehicle Use Permit (VUP) program to manage this training.
On-Site Safety Training Programs: Due to staffing issues, not all departments can send
employees to off-site training, thus the Safety Division provides training at employee worksites
focused on the needs of the department. This training can be task or program specific or targeted
to re-educate employees in safe procedures.
Examples of targeted training include:
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Personal Protective Equipment-unique to more hazardous activities, such as fall
protection.
Heat Stress Awareness-for employees working outside during summer months.
Safe Lifting and Back Injury Prevention.

Examples of routine training offered at multiple locations to accommodate the scheduling needs
of departments include:
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Defensive Driving
Hazard Communication
Bloodborne Pathogen Awareness
Fire Extinguisher Awareness and Emergency Evacuation
CPR and First Aid

Provisions for departments to provide their own training due to 24-hour operations are:
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Train-the-Trainer programs for Animal Care and Control Department
Slips, Trips and Falls
Hazard Communication

On-Line Safety Training Programs: In an effort to expand the opportunity for employees to
have access to safety training and minimize the time away from their job duties, the Safety
Division developed specific on-line training programs to comply with OSHA requirements for
Annual Refresher training. These training programs provided by the Risk Management Safety
Division can be found on the County On-Line Learning Center home page:
Blood Borne Pathogens – OSM102OA

Confined Space – OSM112OA
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Fall Protection – OSM113OA
Heat Illness Prevention – OSM116-O
Lock Out/Tag Out – OSM114OA
Respiratory Protection – OSM115OA
Slips, Trips and Falls – SAF124-O

Fire Extinguisher Safety – OSM108-OB
Hearing Conservation – OSM106OA
Personal Protective Equipment – OSM104OA
Safety in the Office – OSA136-O

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL): Several County employees are required to drive
commercial vehicles to perform their duties at the County. These employees require specialized
training and a CDL from Motor Vehicles to drive these vehicles. In order to minimize
department down time the Safety Division’s fleet safety consultant provides on-site programs.
These include:
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Providing a three (3) day training program to prepare employees to take the written
examination required to obtain a CDL from the MVD.
Serving as a third party tester for MVD. The Fleet Safety Consultant provides
approved and recognized testing services as required by the State for employees, so
that they do not have to go back to MVD for the hands on testing.
Providing all CDL annual training to department’s requiring CDL drivers.

Off-Site Safety Training: Requires an off-site location due to the type of training.
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Welding Safety Training and Certification -- All County departments that have
cutting and welding activities require training to comply with OSHA and ANSI safety
requirements. Training and certification is administered by an outside contractor.

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Collision Awareness Driving Safety - This course is two hours of classroom driver
safety and a one-hour field exercise. Employees operate vehicles through a course
designed to help them become more efficient at backing, parking lot maneuvering,
lane changes, and evasive maneuvers. The Safety Division also instructs various
other driver safety classes such as Utility Truck, Trailer Towing Safety and Defensive
Driving. In FY2015 we conducted 14 Collision Avoidance classes for 159 County
employees.

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Defensive Driving Training – This course is required training in order to obtain a
Vehicle Use Permit (VUP) and is often a recommendation for drivers who have been
involved in a “Preventable” vehicle collision. In FY2015 we conducted 88 Defensive
Driving classes and trained 2,613 County employees. County employees log more
than 25 million miles annually and the continued decline in the number of
preventable vehicle collisions is testament to the overall success of this training
program.

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Vehicle and Equipment Use Permit – This is based on County policy A2310 and Risk
Management Safety Division, acting as the County Manager’s Designee, processes all
employee requests to operate vehicles and equipment for the County. In FY2015, the
Safety Division processed 4,732 VUP applications, an average of 394 per month,
which is a 16% increase over FY2014.
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CPR and First Aid - CPR and First Aid are a requirement for many positions in the
County. CPR is a skill that one never knows when they will need it, and will never
know what a difference it can make until it is used. First Aid is the immediate care
given to an injured or suddenly ill person, consisting only of furnishing temporary
assistance until competent medical care, if needed, is obtained or until the chance for
recovery without medical care is assured. In FY2015 the Safety Division provided 14
CPR and First Aid classes and trained more than 338 employees.

Citizens Serving Citizens Safety Day: The 2015 Citizens Serving Citizens Safety day was a
great success. There were 16 County departments/divisions from all over the county, interacting
with employees to expand understanding of what each department does and how safety plays a
role within their services.
Additional Safety Strategies: The Safety Division uses a wide variety of recognized safety
program techniques in addition to training to keep County employees safe. These include:
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Facilities and Field Inspections
Departmental Program Reviews
Departmental Policy and Procedure Development and Review
Safety Committees
Job Safety Analysis
Accident investigations with corrective actions designed to minimize reoccurrence of
accidents.
Job observations to identify unsafe conditions.

As Maricopa County continues developing safety management systems, it is necessary that each
level of management take a proactive role in safety improvement. Management commitment,
front-line supervision and accountability are the keys to sustain successful safety processes and
reduce unsafe work practices.

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ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION
The Environmental Division of Risk Management conducts remedial investigations and takes
action to minimize County environmental liability as determined by law, regulation, statute,
and/or court order. The Division provides leadership in the area of pollution prevention and
environmental management, and has developed a proactive assessment and action process that
mitigates environmental liabilities, saving the County in the cost of remedial action and
regulatory penalties. Possible environmental liability costs of known sites have been reduced
from previous estimates of over $500 million for FY95-96, to approximately $6,500,483 for
FY14-15.
This fiscal year the Division:
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Implemented a new internal County program, Risk Recycling. The goal of the program
is to reduce as much as possible the amount of County generated waste that goes to
landfills. The short time between official start up (April 15, 2015) and the end of the
fiscal year was primarily dedicated to internal marketing and set up.
Continued to cooperate with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) in
conducting site characterization of groundwater contamination at the Cave Creek
Landfill. In FY 2014-2015 a Draft Revised Remedial Action Plan was submitted to
ADEQ for approval. Pilot testing of a vapor extraction system (SVE) – including permit
updates and system design was completed and the design and construction of the final
SVE system was begun.
Continued to participate with the Hassayampa Steering Committee in working towards
the remediation of the Hassayampa Superfund Site.
Prepared updated Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCCs) plans for 4
County facilities, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for 6 County
facilities and Aquifer Protection Plans (APPs) for 3 County facilities. Continued to
review County facilities to ensure that required permits are in place.
Completed in-house assessments and remedial oversight for industrial hygiene, indoor air
quality, microbial contamination, asbestos and lead paint projects. Over 255 projects
were opened, completed and closed in FY14-15. Since the in-house service began in
2006, it continues to represent a direct savings to the County by avoiding 3rd party
consultant fees in the conservative range of $150,000 - $200,000 annually.
Continued Hazard Communication Training to comply with OSHA’s Globally
Harmonized System (GHS) amendments. Training has included over 40 classes including
classroom sessions and live webinars.
Conducted inspections of 110 County owned and maintained drywells. Recommendations
were turned over to Facilities Maintenance for required repairs and for best practices
repairs. These repairs help reduce regulatory liability and general liability for the County.
Several drywells were discovered that were not previously inventoried or inspected.
Assisted Facilities Management, Superior Courts, Real Estate, Maricopa County Sheriff’s
Office (MCSO), Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), Juvenile
and Adult Probation, Flood Control District, Legal Defender, Environmental Services,
Equipment Services, Emergency Management, Office of Enterprise Technology ( OET),
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Assessor, Agricultural Exchange, Women, Infants
and Children (WIC), Waste Resources and Recycling, Public Health, Medical Examiner,
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Parks, Equipment Services and the Library District in environmental studies, hazardous
waste reviews and clean-ups, and conducting indoor air quality review, asbestos and lead
paint surveys.
Continued to provide sound environmental compliance information to requesting
departments.

The Division recognizes that environmental risks are capable of being managed through risk
control and prevention measures. These measures include separation of hazardous materials,
effective pollution prevention and loss control techniques, redundant controls and safety
mechanisms, double and triple containment of tanks and flow tubes, emergency response plans,
and effective training of employees. The Division will continue to seek to implement these
measures.

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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Administrative Division is responsible for procuring the insurance policies above the County’s
self-insured retention, providing certificates of insurance to County departments, preparing the
annual user charges for services, preparing the annual budget and financial statements for the Risk
Trust, and providing administrative support to the other divisions within the department. Included
in this report is a comparison of the assets and liabilities of the Risk Trust over a three-year period,
the trend of the current insurance market, a budget summary, and the financial statements through
fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.
Self-Insured Trust Fund
Combined Balance Sheet Comparison
FY12-13, FY13-14, FY14-15

Assets
Liabilities
Net Position

Audited
FY12-13
$ 37,229,341
$ 78,597,907
($ 41,368,566)

Audited
FY13-14
$36,524,053
$66,719,932
($30,195,879)

Audited
FY14-15
$34,460,520
$74,182,225
($39,814,882)

During the FY12-13 through FY14-15 period, the Risk Trust’s assets decreased $2,768,821, or
7.44%, from $37,229,341 to $34,460,520. During the same period, the Trust’s liabilities decreased
$4,415,682, or 5.62%, from $78,597,907 to $74,182,225. The deficit in Risk Trust net position is a
result of a spend down of the Risk Trust fund in fiscal years when user departments were only
charged for administrative costs even though claims and insurance continued to be paid by Risk
Management on behalf of user departments.
The Risk Trust began billing user departments for the full costs of claims and insurance and
administrative costs in FY99-00. On an annual basis, the Risk Trust funding plan calculates the
total Risk Management’s expenses for the fiscal year, the next year’s claims and claims related
expenses and other factors. Beginning in fiscal year 2012, the Risk Trust began using a
combination of user charges and contingency funds. The County does not fund the Risk Trust for
all reserves; however, the reserves are part of the liability calculation.
Insurance Policies
Risk Management continually analyzes insurance market trends. During 2015, the market price
firmed up for several lines of coverage. All of the lines of coverage had a slight increase. The
Medical Malpractice saw a slight increase as well this year. This was due to Correctional Health
brining all files online. This enabled us able to get a more accurate account of how many inmates
were actually getting treated. Even though the severity was lowered, the amount of visits rose.
Risk Management works closely with our insurance broker to aggressively pursue reasonable
insurance coverage’s to protect the County.

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At the close of this fiscal year, the County’s major insurance policies are as follows:
Coverage

Policy Period

Limits

Deductible/SIR

General Liability
(Excess Liability)

3/1/15 – 3/1/16

$15 million
$45 million

$5 million SIR

Law Enforcement

3/1/15 – 3/1/16

$ 5 million

$5 million SIR

Medical Malpractice

12/4/15 – 12/4/16

$25 million

$5 million SIR

Workers’ Compensation

7/1/15 – 7/1/16

$25 million

$2 million SIR

Property Damage

7/1/15 – 7/1/16

$500 million

$100,000 per occ.

Budget Summary
The expenditure budget for the Risk Management Department for FY14-15 was $29,841,029, of
which $2,570,530 was for personnel costs, $400,475 supplies and services, and $26,870,024 was
for insurance, legal, and claims and claims related expenditures. On a percentage basis, 90.04% of
Risk Management’s budget is committed to insurance, legal, claims and claim related expenditures.
The revenue budget for the Risk Management Department for FY14-15 was $24,088,690, of
which $20,170,789 was from user charges, $400,000 from interest earnings and $3,517,901 was
budgeted for contingency transfers in. On a percentage basis, 83.74% of the revenue is from user
charges. These user charges are based on actuarially estimated claims payments and insurance
projections Risk Management will pay on behalf of County departments.

Note:

The auditors have not reviewed and are not providing an opinion as to the information disclosed in the annual
report.

V-2

FY 12-13

FY 13-14

FY 14-15

TOTAL COST SUMMARY CHART
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
Workers’ Compensation
Property Damage
Professional Liability
Medical Malpractice
General Liability
Environmental Property
Environmental Liability
Auto Physical Damage
Auto Liability

Paid

Reserves

Workers’ Compensation
Property Damage
Professional Liability
Medical Malpractice
General Liability
Environmental Property
Environmental Liability
Auto Physical Damage
Auto Liability
Workers’ Compensation
Property Damage
Professional Liability
Medical Malpractice
General Liability
Environmental Property
Environmental Liability
Auto Physical Damage
Auto Liability
0.00

1,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

3,000,000.00

4,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

7,000,000.00

Notes:
1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures
from FY12-13 give a truer picture as these claims have had time to mature.
2. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
3. Unemployment not included.
4. Small dollar amounts may not be visible on the chart, but they are included in the data.

VI-1

TOTAL COST SUMMARY TABLE
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

Auto Physical Environmental
Auto Liability
Damage
Liability
$ Paid

FY 12-13

Open Reserves
Total Incurred
$ Paid

FY 13-14

Open Reserves
Total Incurred
$ Paid

FY 14-15

Open Reserves
Total Incurred

Environmental
Property
Damage

General
Liability

Medical
Malpractice

Professional
Liability

Property
Damage

Worker’s
Compensation

$489,189

$377,725

$0

$21,432

$939,644

$1,176,210

$52,532

$256,355

$2,927,745

$88,559

$496

$0

$0

$885,310

$369,186

$100,002

$1

$959,186

$577,748

$378,220

$0

$21,432

$1,824,954

$1,545,396

$152,534

$256,355

$3,886,931

$551,595

$437,784

$0

$0

$494,279

$82,274

$78,969

$497,267

$2,295,771

$2,739,292

$3,006

$0

$0

$5,566,010

$1,334,478

$65,628

$103,062

$658,839

$3,290,888

$440,790

$0

$0

$6,060,289

$1,416,752

$144,597

$597,425

$2,928,579

$99,828

$391,364

$8,009

$0

$63,082

$0

$0

$167,283

$1,181,060

$188,350

$21,950

$0

$0

$2,398,159

$821,020

$0

$35,033

$928,126

$288,178

$401,866

$8,009

$0

$2,461,240

$821,020

$0

$199,933

$2,109,186

Notes:
1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the
figures from FY12-13 give a truer picture as these claims have had time to mature.
2. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
3. Unemployment not included.
4. The totals are derived using both dollars and cents. The cents are removed for presentation purposes and all dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest
dollar.

VI-2

TOTAL CLAIMS SUMMARY TABLE
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

94

$262,768

66

$320,762

73

$60,844

AIR QUALITY

21

$17,612

5

$1,245

9

$3,127

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

121

$94,868

71

$54,890

50

$60,177

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

42

$29,588

16

$8,789

8

$15,905

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

137

$1,314,669

79

$232,207

43

$19,661

COUNTY ASSESSOR

17

$111,768

10

$54,346

5

$24,045

COUNTY ATTORNEY

61

$86,863

54

$172,582

33

$12,315

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

14

$5,924

4

$32,139

6

$22,274

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

57

$241,280

35

$84,805

49

$49,716

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

13

$54,016

4

$1,089

5

$21,779

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

73

$176,505

53

$414,620

34

$90,176

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

28

$39,556

31

$69,549

32

$42,680

HUMAN SERVICES

46

$37,165

27

$97,521

19

$17,858

JUVENILE PROBATION

116

$269,097

66

$226,800

57

$142,121

LIBRARY DISTRICT

18

$57,897

10

$3,926

10

$17,444

MCDOT

150

$396,553

137

$400,644

95

$53,621

MEDICAL EXAMINER

29

$25,360

18

$54,565

23

$15,766

OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECH

11

$23,040

3

$4,567

2

$1,707

PARKS AND RECREATION

11

$50,747

18

$121,717

12

$16,892

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

15

$10,853

6

$6,890

7

$3,640

PUBLIC DEFENDER

22

$41,289

16

$58,420

8

$3,264

PUBLIC HEALTH

39

$48,399

27

$45,274

26

$65,614

1323

$2,287,290

847

$1,796,841

792

$924,504

TRIAL COURTS

55

$159,798

32

$43,750

23

$28,043

ALL OTHERS

112

$397,926

89

$130,000

70

$197,453

TOTALS

2625

$6,240,831

1724

$4,437,939

1491

$1,910,624

SHERIFF

Notes:

1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a
truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
2. Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
3. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
4. Unemployment not included.
5. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-3

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLAIMS SUMMARY CHART
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

Notes: Unemployment not included.

VI-4

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLAIMS SUMMARY TABLE
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

FY 12-13

FY 13-14

FY 14-15

AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY

68

64

47

AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE

295

334

402

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY

0

0

1

ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE

1

0

0

GENERAL LIABILITY

362

341

240

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

78

52

17

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY

11

7

0

PROPERTY DAMAGE

120

116

99

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

1690

810

685

TOTALS

2625

1724

1491

Notes: 1. Number of claims paid represents the amount of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
2. Unemployment not included.

VI-5

AUTO LIABILITY LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

3

$90

1

$0

2

$4,918

AIR QUALITY

1

$1,075

0

$0

0

$0

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

4

$5,209

3

$4,856

0

$0

CONSTABLES

0

$0

1

$0

1

$1,200

COUNTY ATTORNEY

0

$0

1

$1,625

2

$2,364

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

8

$134,618

6

$38,332

2

$1,548

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

2

$6,125

0

$0

0

$0

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

0

$0

1

$3,709

1

$1,033

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

0

$0

1

$15,000

3

$4,550

LIBRARY DISTRICT

0

$0

1

$0

0

$0

MCDOT

8

$42,486

6

$114,505

4

$5,604

PARKS AND RECREATION

0

$0

1

$3,553

0

$0

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

0

$0

1

$3,150

0

$0

PUBLIC DEFENDER

0

$0

0

$0

1

$0

PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES

0

$0

1

$1,025

0

$0

PUBLIC HEALTH

2

$1,539

0

$0

0

$0

RECORDER

3

$10,700

0

$0

0

$0

RISK MANAGEMENT

0

$0

0

$0

1

$3,108

SHERIFF

33

$287,346

34

$365,840

26

$75,504

TRIAL COURTS

0

$0

1

$0

0

$0

ALL OTHERS

4

$0

5

$0

4

$0

TOTALS

68

$489,189

64

$551,595

47

$99,828

Notes: 1.

2.
3.
4.

Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a
truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts then
rounded.

VI-6

AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

23

$15,209

29

$19,737

46

$15,293

AIR QUALITY

5

$9,644

1

$517

1

$0

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

13

$4,182

21

$2,380

7

$17,244

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

2

$0

1

$0

2

$0

CONSTABLES

4

$4,112

6

$5,679

5

$31,229

COUNTY ATTORNEY

8

$5,809

11

$3,531

16

$8,436

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

1

$0

0

$0

0

$0

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

18

$26,868

14

$8,262

28

$26,026

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

1

$0

1

$0

3

$16,348

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

2

$0

6

$3,723

3

$333

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

13

$35,060

15

$22,106

19

$28,908

HUMAN SERVICES

1

$100

1

$0

1

$0

JUVENILE PROBATION

7

$6,025

6

$15,422

9

$7,883

LIBRARY DISTRICT

2

$907

0

$0

3

$2,373

MCDOT

30

$36,185

28

$99,863

29

$29,695

MEDICAL EXAMINER

1

$1,135

1

$0

0

$0

OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECH

1

$0

0

$0

0

$0

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

1

$694

2

$243

6

$3,640

PROTECTIVE SERVICES

2

$1,311

0

$0

1

$4,012

PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES

1

$2,229

1

$0

1

$0

PUBLIC HEALTH

3

$500

2

$2,307

3

$1,452

RECORDER

1

$0

0

$0

0

$0

RISK MANAGEMENT

1

$1,242

0

$0

1

$0

153

$225,664

177

$245,398

211

$191,497

1

$848

11

$8,617

7

$6,995

295

$377,725

334

$437,784

402

$391,364

SHERIFF
ALL OTHERS
TOTALS
Notes:

1.

2.
3.
4.

Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give
a truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-7

ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILIY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

0

$0

0

$0

1

$8,009

TOTALS

0

$0

0

$0

1

$8,009

Notes: 1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a
truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
2. Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
3. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
4. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-8

ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTY DAMAGE
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

RISK MANAGEMENT

1

$21,432

0

$0

0

$0

TOTALS

1

$21,432

0

$0

0

$0

Notes: 1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a
truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
2. Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
3. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
4. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-9

GENERAL LIABILITY LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

1

$0

2

$0

0

$0

AIR QUALITY

1

$0

0

$0

0

$0

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

13

$15,566

12

$2,777

7

$3,414

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

1

$0

0

$0

0

$0

CONSTABLES

2

$36,849

0

$0

0

$0

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

1

$0

0

$0

5

$0

COUNTY ASSESSOR

2

$0

2

$0

3

$500

COUNTY ATTORNEY

21

$2,574

25

$82,757

8

$0

COUNTY MANAGER’S OFFICE

1

$0

1

$5,592

1

$0

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

1

$0

2

$500

2

$0

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

1

$24,327

0

$0

0

$0

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

5

$1,834

8

$4,130

7

$1,200

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

5

$530

2

$0

5

$0

HUMAN SERVICES

2

$0

0

$0

0

$0

JUSTICE COURTS

5

$383

1

$0

3

$372

LEGAL ADVOCATE

2

$16,104

0

$0

1

$0

LEGAL DEFENDER

2

$194,599

0

$0

1

$518

MCDOT

33

$231,357

32

$3,426

17

$5,678

PUBLIC DEFENDER

8

$6,727

9

$30,056

4

$0

PUBLIC FIDUCIARY

2

$7,500

2

$12,765

0

$0

PUBLIC HEALTH

2

$0

4

$7,500

1

$1,731

198

$360,404

194

$333,054

138

$4,669

STADIUM DISTRICT

2

$0

1

$0

1

$0

TRIAL COURTS

8

$891

9

$0

3

$0

ALL OTHERS

43

$40,000

35

$11,722

33

$45,000

TOTALS

362

$939,644

341

$494,279

240

$63,082

SHERIFF

Notes: 1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include
RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a truer
picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
2. Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
3. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
4. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-10

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15

FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

72

$1,176,210

47

$82,274

17

$0

SHERIFF

0

$0

1

$0

0

$0

ALL OTHERS

6

$0

4

$0

0

$0

TOTALS

78

$1,176,210

52

$82,274

17

$0

Notes: 1. Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give a
truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
2. Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
3. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
4. All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-11

PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

3

$0

0

$0

0

$0

COUNTY ATTORNEY

6

$45,244

5

$69,378

0

$0

LEGAL DEFENDER

1

$3,925

0

$0

0

$0

PUBLIC DEFENDER

1

$3,363

2

$9,591

0

$0

TOTALS

11

$52,532

7

$78,969

0

$0

Notes: 1.

2.
3.
4.

Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give
a truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-12

PROPERTY DAMAGE LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

2

$544

1

$0

2

$3,143

AIR QUALITY

2

$0

1

$0

3

$2,515

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

3

$0

3

$0

5

$0

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

0

$0

0

$0

1

$12,160

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

1

$500

0

$0

0

$0

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND HEALTH

0

$0

0

$0

1

$0

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

1

$1,534

1

$392

4

$0

FACILITIES MANAGMENT

27

$157,659

29

$325,173

18

$86,829

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

5

$2,557

7

$12,062

0

$0

HUMAN SERVICES

1

$0

1

$81,535

3

$0

JUVENILE PROBATION

0

$0

0

$0

1

$26,182

MCDOT

46

$12,058

50

$14,979

36

$4,726

OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECH

0

$0

1

$790

0

$0

PARKS AND RECREATION

1

$11,814

6

$28,362

4

$4,677

PUBLIC HEALTH

4

$11,450

1

$0

2

$0

SHERIFF

22

$57,588

13

$33,973

17

$7,452

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

1

$0

1

$0

0

$0

TRIAL COURTS

3

$651

0

$0

0

$0

WASTE RESOURCES AND RECYCLING

1

$0

1

$0

2

$19,597

120

$256,355

116

$497,267

99

$167,283

TOTALS
Notes: 1.

2.
3.
4.

Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give
a truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the RiskMaster system.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

VI-13

UNEMPLOYMENT LOSS SUMMARY – PAID IN YEAR
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13

FY13-14

FY14-15

$ Paid

$ Paid

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

$44,095

$35,817

$16,384

AIR QUALITY

$5,037

$3,617

$10,379

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

$7,665

$11,610

$16,366

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

$49,309

$9,385

$10,223

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

$32,616

$25,112

$41,552

COUNTY ASSESSOR

$10,672

$28,487

$4,570

COUNTY ATTORNEY

$39,709

$29,463

$20,864

ELECTIONS

$18,237

$12,149

$14,339

OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECH

$7,958

$10,295

$14,986

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

$6,675

$1,201

$10,054

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

$3,600

$1,200

$0

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

$20,269

$7,426

$11,575

HUMAN SERVICES

$108,495

$132,416

$49,288

JUSTICE COURTS

$20,902

$22,239

$15,366

JUVENILE PROBATION

$14,464

$1,117

$4,181

PARKS AND RECREATION

$8,142

$3,205

$7,088

PUBLIC DEFENDER

$6,976

$13,202

$5,916

PUBLIC HEALTH

$45,464

$23,794

$27,455

PUBLIC WORKS

$12,676

-$311

-$54

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

$7,307

$0

$0

SHERIFF

$64,911

$60,314

$62,824

TRIAL COURTS

$50,487

$56,759

$37,897

MCDOT

$14,099

$13,388

$8,867

TREASURER

$3,313

$0

$0

ALL OTHERS

$5,009

$52,578

$67,270

$608,087

$554,461

$457,390

Department

TOTALS

Notes: 1. Dollars paid represents the amount paid for the fiscal year. There are no reserves for unemployment.
2. Amounts as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by the Advantage Financial System.

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LOSS SUMMARY
FY12-13 TO FY14-15
FY12-13
Department

FY13-14

FY14-15

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

# Claims

$ Paid

ADULT PROBATION

65

$246,924

33

$301,025

23

$37,490

AIR QUALITY

12

$6,893

3

$728

5

$612

ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL

88

$69,911

32

$44,878

31

$39,518

CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

39

$29,588

15

$8,789

5

$3,745

CORRECTIONAL HEALTH

61

$138,459

32

$149,933

20

$19,661

COUNTY ASSESSOR

15

$111,768

8

$54,346

2

$23,545

COUNTY ATTORNEY

26

$33,236

12

$15,291

7

$1,515

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT

12

$5,424

4

$32,139

4

$22,274

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

29

$78,261

12

$37,319

13

$22,142

EQUIPMENT SERVICES

9

$23,564

3

$1,089

2

$5,431

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

39

$17,012

9

$77,884

5

$781

HUMAN SERVICES

42

$37,065

25

$15,987

15

$17,858

JUVENILE PROBATION

109

$263,072

60

$211,378

47

$108,056

LIBRARY DISTRICT

16

$56,990

8

$3,926

7

$15,071

MCDOT

33

$74,467

21

$167,871

9

$7,918

MEDICAL EXAMINER

27

$24,225

15

$50,926

22

$15,766

OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECH

10

$23,040

2

$3,777

2

$1,707

PARKS AND RECREATION

10

$38,933

5

$75,342

5

$12,215

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

13

$10,159

2

$2,757

1

$0

PROTECTIVE SERVICES

6

$18,014

4

$57,931

0

$0

PUBLIC DEFENDER

13

$31,199

4

$18,774

1

$0

PUBLIC HEALTH

28

$34,910

20

$35,467

20

$62,431

SHERIFF

917

$1,356,288

428

$818,575

400

$645,381

TRIAL COURTS

44

$158,255

22

$43,750

19

$24,312

ALL OTHERS

27

$40,088

31

$65,739

20

$93,631

1690

$2,927,745

810

$2,295,622

685

$1,181,060

TOTALS
Notes: 1.

2.
3.
4.

Dollars paid listed above represents payments on claims by event date, not actual payment date, and does not
include RBNP or IBNR reserves. Due to lag time in resolution and payment of claims, the figures from FY12-13 give
a truer picture of the cost of these claims as they have had time to mature.
Number of claims represents the number of claims for the year in which the event occurred.
Amounts are as valued on June 30, 2015, as reported by RiskMaster.
All dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar. The totals are first derived from the non-rounded amounts
then rounded.

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