6599.01. Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement to form a single statewide insurance pooling arrangement administered by a single statewide agency for the payment of tort liability or public liability losses incurred by such agencies. The agency shall be known as […]
6599.02. As used in this chapter: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, school district, special district, authority, other political subdivision of or within the state, an association or consortium of school districts formed or operating pursuant to Section 35179 of the Education Code, or any joint powers authority composed of any of […]
6599.03. In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds or certificates of participation, or both, to establish capital, surplus, and prudent reserves, and may secure payment of the bonds and interest by pledging all or part of its revenues from the receipt of premiums. […]
6599.04. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1327, Sec. 1.)
6599.05. The authority is not a state agency and has no power at any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1327, Sec. 1.)
6599.06. The authority shall be organized and administered by a board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and selected as follows: (a) Two directors shall be appointed by the County Supervisors Association of California and at least one shall have no less than five years of proven successful experience at a management level in […]
6599.07. There shall not be any liability in an individual or private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member of the board, or any officer or employee of the authority for or on account of any act performed or obligation entered into in an official capacity, when done in good […]
6599.08. The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained and credits, refunds, and assessments may be made as determined appropriate by the board. The authority shall have the powers and duties set forth in this […]
6599.09. The board shall do all of the following: (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs, risk management programs, and safety programs. (b) Subject to Section 6599.10, establish minimum standards for entry into membership and continued participation in the authority which shall include standards for risk management and loss control in addition to those other standards […]
6599.10. All those local agencies that request membership in the authority and meet the standards established by the authority pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry into and continued participation in the authority may become members of the authority. If the authority determines that a local agency requesting membership meets the underwriting standards of the authority, […]
