Risk Management and Purchasing
Risk Management programs are essential to the overall health and welfare of city employees, retirees, their families, and our community. Risk Management Administration directs the City’s Self-insured Risk program and catastrophic insurance coverage for Property & Boiler Machinery, Liability, Crime & Treasurer Bond, Cyber Liability, Inland Marine & Contractors Equipment, Statutory Accident Disability & Dismemberment, Firefighter Cancer Liability, Airport Liability, and Excess Workers’ Compensation, including additional policies as are deemed necessary. Risk Liability provides that all engaged work with the City has the appropriate coverage to protect the City from loss or damage as a result of doing business with vendors and contractors.
Self-Insured Health Benefits & Wellness Program
The City is dedicated to offering a comprehensive, convenient, and valuable Health & Wellness Program to its employees, retirees, and their families. Eligible members have access to quality preventive care, disease management and an array of resources to maintain and improve their overall health. The Employee Wellness Program is designed to educate, motivate, support, and guide employees to make positive changes to their physical, mental, and financial well-being. Employees have access to an on-site clinic that offers immediate episodic care, prevention programs through education for disease management, referral to a Dietitian Nutritionist, and laboratory testing, all at no cost. In addition to improving the quality of life for employees, the on-site clinic has increased healthcare savings and employee productivity for the city.
Workers’ Compensation & Auto/General Liability Coverage
The City’s self-insured programs for workers’ compensation, auto, and general liability enable effective claim management, ensuring positive outcomes for all involved. Strong collaboration with a third-party administrator and medical providers helps reduce administrative costs. The Claims Team works closely with City Management to support employees through light-duty opportunities when appropriate. Additionally, employees benefit from access to the wellness clinic and on-site Physical Therapy, which play a key role in facilitating a healthy and successful return to work.
Safety Program
The City's Safety Division ensures a safe and compliant work environment for all employees and the public through ongoing training and incident analysis. The division also manages the Commercial Driver's License Program, offering in-house certification to save costs and provide comprehensive safety resources. The division's efforts extend to public safety, ensuring a safe environment for all who interact with the city, including the public, employees, and retirees.
Purchasing and Central Stores
Purchasing and Central Stores is a support division under Risk Management whose role is to assist all City departments in the effective acquisition of goods and services in an orderly, fair, timely, and economical manner. In addition, the Purchasing Division must ensure there is competition per the City’s Charter, ordinances/resolutions, administrative policies, and the Purchasing Manual. The Purchasing Division is responsible for administering purchasing procedures, including publishing bids and requests for proposals, processing purchase orders, and dealing fairly with all potential sources of supply. Additionally, it consolidates purchases of like or common items, obtains fair prices for goods and services, and plays a significant role in influencing cost savings.
Central Stores is an integral part of, and subordinate to, the purchasing function. It exists to efficiently regulate purchased goods for the convenience of City departments, providing those goods for both routine and emergency use in a timely and cost-effective manner. To maintain safety measures, Central Stores controls and monitors approved manufacturers and part numbers for the avoidance of injury, accidents, and property damage.