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Authorize MOU with Public Employer Risk Management Association (PERMA) for Defensive Driving
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PUBLIC EMPLOYER RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (PERMA) AND THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF SAFETY AS A PROVIDER FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEE DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSE.
WHEREAS, the County has approximately 900 employees, many of whom drive County vehicles for conducting daily business, and the County is committed to providing its employees a defense driving program for the purpose of providing annual driver training; and
WHEREAS, the County utilizes Public Employer Risk Management Association, (PERMA), PO Box 12250, Albany, New York, 12212, to administer the County's Self-Funded Workers' Compensation Program; and
WHEREAS, the County earns points on an on-going basis, for participating in safety initiatives through PERMA, who offers an online defensive driving course which the County wishes to provide to its employees by utilizing this point-for-dollar (1 point = $1) reward system; and
WHEREAS, the standard cost of a single online driver's safety course is $20 (or 20 points); and
WHEREAS, PERMA will apply earned points and access to the course for the applicable number of employees correlating with points earned at no additional cost beyond the points utilized; and
WHEREAS, once all of County's PERMA points have been exhausted, the County will pay $20.00 per registered employee to the American Safety Institute until such time as additional poi...
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