Claims Management Code Amendments

At a glance

What: Ordinance 26-46 (Claims Management) and Ordinance 26-47 (Workers' Compensation Claims Management), amending Part 5 and Part 6 of Article 5 (Finance Management Procedures), Chapter 1 of the City Code. Both relate to a claims reserve fund run with Colorado Springs Utilities.
Outcome: Approved on first reading 8-0-1 on August 25, 2026 (Leinweber excused); finally passed 9-0 on the September 8 Consent Calendar.

John Hunter, Manager of Financial Planning and Risk at Colorado Springs Utilities, presented both ordinances; Travas Deal was listed as a co-presenter.
Tim Scheiderer, Senior Attorney, identified a minor wording change in the first sentence of Section 1.5.503(A) of Ordinance 26-46 (the minutes record "and" to "or" and the motion text describes the substitution the opposite way).
Motions by Donelson, seconded by Rainey, for each ordinance.

August 10 work session (items under study): John Hunter presented both ordinances (files 26-295 and 26-296) with an overview of the current structure and proposed amendments. Donelson and Rainey asked that such items not be scheduled back-to-back without a pressing reason; Hunter agreed.
August 11 Council: Donelson asked that both be postponed to August 25 instead of being back-to-back. Motions by Donelson, seconded by Rainey, to postpone each ordinance to August 25 passed 8-1-0-0 (Aye: Crow-Iverson, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr., Risley, Williams; No: Casey).