The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly amended borough code to modify the risk management committee school district member’s requirements. The borough code identifies members of the risk management committee and currently lists the borough school district member as an employee of the school district with significant responsibility for managing school district finances.
Assemblyman Jesse Bjorkman:
“Ordinance 2021-26, amending KPB 2.24.010 to modify the risk management committee school district member’s requirements. This ordinance would allow a school district member who does not specifically have financial credentials to serve on the risk management committee, but is otherwise qualified.”
The current school district member is retiring and the superintendent would like to appoint a person with significant human resources experience or responsibility for managing school district finances. The Assembly says that a person charged with significant responsibility for managing human resources or overseeing school district finances would be knowledgeable in areas managed by the risk management committee and would best represent the interests of the school district on the committee.
The language would be amended to state:
“The office of risk management shall be administered by the claims manager and a risk management committee consisting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough attorney, the Kenai Peninsula Borough finance director and an employee of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District who has significant responsibility for managing school district finances and/or human resources and is appointed by the Superintendent.”
Ordinance 2021-26 unanimously passed the Kenai Peninsula Borough.