The EIA Board of Directors gathered at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley on October 6-7, 2011. The October meeting is our annual meeting highlighted by Executive Committee elections, “state of the Program” reports, and our broker’s annual stewardship report. Congratulations to our incoming President, Scott Schimke (GSRMA/Glenn County), Vice President, Barbara Lubben (Alameda County), and… Read the full post →
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EIA’s CAFR Receives Certificate of Achievement aka Bob Goes Out in Style
June 21st, 2011
At the June 2nd Board dinner we had the pleasure of poking a little fun at Bob Adams and wishing him well in his retirement after 31 years of association with the EIA including the last 19 as our CFO. Shortly after, we were notified by the GFOA that the June 30, 2010 CAFR –… Read the full post →
June Board Meeting Highlights
June 14th, 2011
The Board of Directors met on June 2-3, in Sacramento, receiving updates on numerous items of interest. In particular, the Board has delegated approval of the General Liability I Program reinsurance renewal to the Underwriting and Executive Committees. Also delegated to these Committees, is a proposal to reinsure the $4M excess of $1M pooled layer… Read the full post →
Marianne Stuart named Chief Financial Officer
April 18th, 2011
The EIA is pleased to announce that Marianne Stuart has been selected to succeed Bob Adams as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Authority. Bob’s expected retirement date is June 8, 2011 and Marianne will take over immediately upon his retirement. As Controller, Marianne has been a vital part of the Authority’s Finance Department for the… Read the full post →
March Board of Directors Meeting Held
March 7th, 2011
The EIA Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled meetings on March 3rd and 4th. Following the Executive Committee meeting Thursday morning, the afternoon session featured a detailed report from the Bickmore Risk Services (BRS) actuary (John Alltop) explaining the actuarial results for both the EWC and GLI programs (EWC experience was worse than expected,… Read the full post →
Board Votes to Terminate ERIA
February 11th, 2011
At their meeting on February 4, 2011, the ERIA Board approved a Resolution terminating the JPA. Critical mass was ultimately not reached for the pooled approach and the State did not grant approval for the fully insured alternative. Three-fourths (6 out of 7) of the member Boards of Supervisors must approve the termination of the… Read the full post →
2010-11 CEO Goals Approved
May 13th, 2010
The Executive Committee has approved the 2010-11 (short-term) CEO goals and long-term CEO goals, attached.
Strategic Planning Retreat
April 29th, 2010
The Executive Committee and Committee Chairs met for a day and a half, April 15-16, to continue strategic planning for the EIA. The relationship between County and Public Entity members was discussed in detail and all were in agreement that the relationship is very healthy. Some ideas were generated to improve the relationship and there… Read the full post →
ERIA Not Done Yet!
March 31st, 2010
At the March 26, 2010 Board of Directors meeting, the Board extended the development phase another 90 days. Previously the Board determined March 31, 2010 to be the target launch date for the program; however, we still need the State Department of Finance approval of the proposed structure, and more counties to commit to the… Read the full post →
Summary of report to EIA Board of Directors
March 9th, 2010
On March 5, 2010 at the EIA’s Board of Director’s meeting, Mike Fleming reported to the Board that there are still only 3 counties officially committed to ERIA participation: Solano, Kern, and San Luis Obispo. Mendocino is moving forward with approval. The EIA Property Committee has approved ERIA membership and a $25M limit on a… Read the full post →
