RESOLUTION NO. 230202

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Sponsor:  Councilmember Andrea Bough

RESOLUTION - Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Public Risk Management Awareness Day in Kansas City.

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WHEREAS, Public Risk Management Awareness Day is observed on March 1 of every year throughout the United States; and

WHEREAS, a city, county, special district, school district, port authority or political subdivision of the state, public entities by their very nature have a unique set of inherent risks; and

WHEREAS, public risk management professionals implement risk management frameworks to reduce, transfer, accept or mitigate those risks, which allows for fiscal stability, decreased liability, reduced reputation risk for the public entity and improved safety; and

                      WHEREAS, public risk management professionals have a great variety of loss exposures within the diverse entities and communities they serve. Public services such as fire protection, water, sanitation, parks, environmental programs, manage risk within the constraints of special legal requirements, city charters, state statute and differing accounting/budgeting guidelines; and

WHEREAS, public sector risk management also has responsibility for claims administration, safety programs, risk financing programs and contractual risk transfer. Using risk control frameworks, public sector risk management professionals scan the environment for risk, identify those risks, perform risk analysis, formulate treatment for risks and monitor treatments/controls and assure the effectiveness of those treatments and controls; and

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City recognizes and celebrates Public Risk Management Awareness Day on March 1, 2023, in Kansas City; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Mayor and Council hereby extend their thanks and appreciation to the City of Kansas City General Services staff for the diligent work they perform and their success in helping to mitigate public risk in the city; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to the City of Kansas City General Services Department for its commitment and service to public risk management.

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