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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.

Copyright: © 2024 Local Officials: Stronger, Together Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Episode 15c (STP Special Video Report Series: 2022 Rerates) Jun 17, 2022

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"Cybersecurity and the Risk Pool’s Loss Prevention Efforts"

Posted June 10, 2022

Please join me for a special five-episode series that allows you to either watch or listen to explanations of the major rate drivers and their effect on Members’ 2022 rerates.

In this episode, Scott interviews: (1) Ryan Burns (Risk Pool Cyber Risk Services Manager) about the increasing threat of cyberattacks, phishing, and other cyber threats, and (2) Irvin Janak (Risk Loss Prevention Manager) about how Risk Pool Loss Prevention Representatives serve you and the Pool’s loss prevention efforts.
Further Information:
Contact Your Loss Prevention Representative
Upcoming Risk Pool Training and Other Risk Management Resources
R.O.A.D. Ready Initiative
Cyber Resources

Episode 15b (STP Special Video Report Series: 2022 Rerates) Jun 17, 2022

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“Workers’ Compensation First Responder COVID-19 Disease Presumption and Liability”

Posted June 3, 2022

Please join me for a special five-episode series that allows you to either watch or listen to explanations of the major rate drivers and their effect on Members’ 2022 rerates.

In this second episode (15b), Scott interviews: (1) Phil English (Risk Pool Worker’s Compensation Claims Manager) about the workers’ compensation first responder COVID-19 disease presumption; and (2) Claudia Poblano (Risk Pool Member Services Manager) about the role of an MSM and liability issues.

Further Information:
Contact Your Member Services Manager

Episode 16: Are You Prepared: Before, During and After the Storm Jun 16, 2022

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Explains: (1) the most important aspect of preparing for and recovering from damage caused by a hurricane; and (2) links below to a video of a comprehensive workshop presentation on the subject.
Further information:

Episode 15a (STP Special Video Report Series: 2022 Rerates) Jun 14, 2022

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“Introduction and Property Rate Drivers”

Posted May 25, 2022

Please join me for a special five-episode series that allows you to either watch or listen to explanations of the major rate drivers and their effect on Members’ 2022 rerates.

In this episode, Scott explains the purpose of these special report videos/podcasts and interviews: (1) Randy Criswell (Risk Pool Board of Trustees Chair and Wolfforth City Manager) about the broad rate issues faced by the Pool, and (2) David Goldston (Risk Pool Property Claims Supervisor) about property coverage rate drivers.

Episode 14: Special Edition: My Three Most Compelling Episodes Jun 14, 2022

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In this Episode you’ll hear: (1) about the STP Series and how it can help elected officials and other local officials and employees keep their citizens, employees, volunteers, and property safe, all while saving public dollars; (2) from a podcast fan and the Pool’s Executive Director about the benefits of the series; and (3) segments from three special episodes.

Further Materials:

Texans Helping Texans Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG2URrYQpjw&t=131s

Episode 13: Contractual Risk Transfer Mar 04, 2022

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Explains: (1) the importance of shifting risk to the appropriate parties to a contract; and (2) the essential provisions that should be included in any major or high-exposure contract.

Further information:

TML Risk Pool’s Risk Transfer and Contract Strategies
Thomson Reuters (Westlaw): Contract Drafting or Review for Local Governments
Public Risk management Association Insurance Requirements in Contracts: Tips for Effectively Transferring Risk Podcast

Episode 11: Are You R.O.A.D. Ready? Jan 11, 2022

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R.O.A.D. Ready is a Risk Pool program designed to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property by raising member awareness of dangers on and near roadways. The Pool will provide participating members with: (1) specifically-designed resources and training to mitigate roadway risks; and (2) promotional materials to show they are R.O.A.D. Ready.

The Pool launched the program in January 2022 and has designated each successive January as R.O.A.D. Ready month. To participate, a member should: (1) make a commitment to becoming R.O.A.D. Ready by providing internal roadway safety training or using the Pool’s resources to do so; and (2) participating in national roadway, vehicle, or work zone programs.

In this episode, you’ll hear more about why this initiative came about and why it’s so important.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

R.O.A.D. Ready home page

http://info.tmlirp.org/road-ready

Episode 10b Part 2: Workers' Compensation: First Responder Disease Presumption Nov 09, 2021

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The TML Risk Pool provides workers’ compensation coverage for thousands of first responders. State law provides a special workers’ comp benefit to those employees, known as the disease presumption law. Simply put, the law “presumes” that first responders contracted certain diseases on the job for purposes of workers’ comp benefits. In this episode, you’ll hear about the presumption, how it’s administered, and how the Pool partners with Members to help guide them through the complex process.

Texas Department of Insurance - Division of Workers’ Compensation First Responder FAQ

https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/employee/firstresp.html

Texas Government Code Chapter 607

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.607.htm

Episode 10a - Part 1: Workers' Compensation: Taking Care of Your Employees Oct 13, 2021

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The TML Risk Pool provides workers’ compensation coverage for more than 200,000 local government employees, and receives around 10,000 claims per year. The Workers’ Compensation Department is the largest of all the Pool’s departments, largely because the workers' compensation process is highly-regulated by the Workers’ Compensation Division of the Texas Department of Insurance. In this episode, you’ll hear from key Pool staff about the process and how it’s administered, most importantly how we partner with Members to help guide them through the complex process.
Resources:
Texas Political Subdivision Workers’ Compensation Alliance

https://www.pswca.org/

Texas Department of Insurance - Division of Workers’ Compensation

https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/index.html

Division of Worker’s Compensation – Performance-Based Oversight Results

https://www.tdi.texas.gov/wc/pbo/pboresults.html#icrslts

Lubbock Firefighter Matt Dawson Receiving Risk Pool Worker’s Compensation Benefits:

https://www.everythinglubbock.com/video/matt-dawson-honored-with-brand-new-home-community-welcomes-him-in/6407637/

https://www.kcbd.com/app/2021/08/25/matt-dawson-family-will-receive-keys-mortgage-free-home-thursday/

Episode 9: Cybersecurity: Are You Prepared? Sep 01, 2021

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Local governments, in addition to the nuts-and-bolts services they provide, are actually just as much in the business of providing and maintaining information, and local officials should recognize that they should work at it just as hard at protecting that information as they do providing law enforcement and maintaining streets and water lines.

You’ve got to think of cybersecurity as part of your daily work serving and protecting your residents. In today’s world, you just can’t afford to be unprepared – that’s true whether your population is 250,000 or 250.

In this episode, you’ll hear why local governments are frequently targeted by cyber-criminals, how the Risk Pool can help you avoid trouble on the front end, and that we’ve got your back should you get hacked.
Resources:
TML Risk Pool’s Cyber-Liability Home Page

https://www.tmlirp.org/risk-management/cyber-liability/

TML Risk Pool’s State-Mandated Cyber-Security Training

http://info.tmlirp.org/cyber-security-training-program

Texas City Attorneys Association: Cyber Security is a Risky Business

PowerPoint Presentation

Cyber-Breach Checklist

Will Trevino’s Cybersecurity Blog

https://txcybersecuritygov.com/

CPM Applied Research: Steps in Building a Successful Cybersecurity Protocol

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cpmar/vol2/iss1/5/?mc_cid=c0bcd4671e&mc_eid=2ea2677c7d

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