Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast
The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool proudly introduces the Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast Series. The Pool is producing this regular podcast series, which has been dubbed STP, to help local officials (and managers and staff) understand key operational and legal concepts, and the services the Pool provides. After arming members with that information, each 15-minute episode will give easy action items to help keep your citizens, employees, volunteers, and property safe, all while saving public dollars. City council members can earn up to 19 Texas Municipal League Institute CEUs for listening to the podcasts. To receive CEUs for a particular episode, an elected official must provide a description of the episode, which must be educational in nature, pertain to municipal leadership, and should enhance your service as an elected official, for TML approval. Attorneys who listen to podcasts may be eligible for up to three hours of self-study CLE credit. Please refer to the State Bar CLE compliance rules for more information.
Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast
Episode 45: Insurance Procurement and the Use of Consultants: What You Need to Know
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Scott Houston
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Season 1
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Episode 45
Cities and other local governments aren’t required to go through a formal procurement process to join the TML Risk Pool because they are essentially self-insuring when they do so. That being said, many do for various reasons. And when they do, local officials should be aware of various industry tactics to ensure an apples-to-apples coverage comparison. In this episode, Scott visits with the Pool’s Director of Risk Services – Aaron Hardiman – about what that means and how local officials can ensure integrity in their processes.
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