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20-204 RESOLUTION FOR AMENDMENT AND ADDENDUM TO NIRMA/NIRMA II INTERGOVERNMENTAUINTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WHEREAS, HALL County has previously entered into Intergovernmental/Interlocal Agreements with various other Nebraska Counties and other public agencies to form and participate in the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (NIRMA) and the Nebraska Intergovernmental Risk Management Association II (NIRMA II) as authorized by the Intergovernmental Risk Management Act (Neb.Rev.Stat. §44-4301 et seq.) and the Nebraska Interlocal Cooperation Act(Neb.Rev.Stat.§13-801 et seq.); and WHEREAS, Counties and other Public Agencies as defined in Neb.Rev.Stat. §44-4303 are allowed to participate in said cooperative undertakings; and WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that proper risk management requires the spreading of risk so as to minimize fluctuation in insurance needs and that benefits can be derived through the pooling of insurance purchasing by local government, and WHEREAS, NIRMA and NIRMA II have provided coverages to the County in a cost effective way which meet and exceed that provided by standard insurance carriers; and WHEREAS, NIRMA and NIRMA II provide risk management services such as loss prevention, safety audits, claims and litigation management, and coverages tailored to address loss exposures counties and other related public entities face not economically available from other sources; and WHEREAS,these coverages and risk management services are essential for the continued effective and efficient use of county taxpayer dollars; and WHEREAS, the current Intergovernmental/Interlocal Agreements will expire on June 30, 2021, and NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the HALL County Board hereby: 1. Extends its commitment to participate in NIRMA and NIRMA II for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024; and 2. Declares that this Resolution shall serve as an amendment and addendum to the previous Intergovernmental/Interlocal Agreements entered into by the County Board, said Intergovernmental/Interlocal Agreements readopted by and incorporated herein by this reference as amended. After motion duly made by member RON PETERSON and seconded by member GARY QUANDT , the following members voted by roll call vote in favor of passage and adoption of said Resolution: BREDTHADER. HURST, LANCASTER, QUANDT PETERSON . AND RICHARDSON The following members voted against the same: The following members were absent or not voting: PASSED AND APPROVED this 27 day of OCTOBER , 2020. Attest: HALL County Board : • �.//ice Co my C r C airperson/Pr-�. Officer