Item 20 - Policy Manual Maintenance and Support the Police Department

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Police Liability Risk Control Plan Plan Summary The ICRMA Board of Directors has approved a Police Liability Risk Control Plan, with direction to implement as soon as practical, to put the pool in the best position to demonstrate to its excess insurance and reinsurance carriers proactive efforts to mitigate police liability risks. The elements of the Plan are, as follows: 1. Agency Operations Self-Assessment Member law enforcement agencies will be asked to undergo a thorough assessment of their operations. The purpose of the assessment will be to identify operational areas in need of additional attention for maximum reduction of police liability risk. The ICRMA Law Enforcement & Lock-up Assessment Tool for California, attached to this Plan, has been specifically developed for ICRMA via its partnership with Safety National (one of ICRMA’s liability reinsurers) and OSS Law Enforcement Advisors. To assist in ensuring this will be a successful and helpful tool for all member agencies, implementation will involve an onsite assessment conducted by the ICRMA Director of Loss Control in partnership with agency staff. The assessment will be a confidential document between the member and ICRMA. It will also demonstrat e to ICRMA’s excess insurers and reinsurers that the pool is proactively addressing policy liability risks. Each of the dimensions that are identified in the assessment will be reviewed and discussed and agencies will receive a report of the findings. It is anticipated that the information obtained from the assessment and summary report will help the agency identify any deficiencies and provide a roadmap for upgrading and enhancements. Agencies will be encouraged to implement changes in areas identified as needing enhancements. Once the assessments of all agencies are complete, a report on the findings will be presented to the ICRMA Board of Directors. The report will be generic in nature and will not identify any specific agency. 2. High Risk Policies and Procedures Each agency will be asked to provide the ICRMA Director of Loss Control a copy of the following policies: Duty to Intervene Use of Deadly Force The Director of Loss Control will review each policy and provide specific guidance on how the policy can be revised, if necessary.