(1) "Auditor" means the Snohomish county auditor;

(2) "Claim" means any claim for damages based on alleged conduct of the county, or employee(s), officers, or volunteers of the county arising while performing or in good faith purporting to perform his or her official duties as set forth in RCW 4.96.020 as presently enacted or hereafter amended.

(3) "Council" means the Snohomish county council;

(4) "Executive" means the Snohomish county executive or his/her designee;

(5) "Incident" means any accident, event, activity, or series of events involving one or more individuals which may result in the filing of a formal claim for damages or reimbursement. An incident report shall not constitute a formal claim for damages.

(6) "Insurance fund" means that fund provided in Title 4 SCC;

(7) "Lawsuit" means any lawsuit, including any lawsuit brought pursuant to chapter 4.96 RCW as presently enacted or hereafter amended, naming the county or employee, officer or volunteer of the county for acts or omissions arising while performing or in good faith purporting to perform his or her official duties, as defendant or third party defendant, and seeking, at least in part, money damages;

(8) "Prosecuting attorney" means the prosecuting attorney of Snohomish county and such regular and special deputies as are assigned to perform functions referred to herein;

(9) "Risk management" shall mean a coordinated and continuous management process to identify and analyze potential loss exposures, to apply where possible reasonable and effective processes to transfer or reduce the risk of loss so as to preserve the assets of Snohomish county. Risk management shall include insurance purchase and management of insurance policies for the county, the determination and setting of adequate reserves in the county insurance fund, claims management, providing legal defense to the county, loss prevention and management of safety and industrial insurance programs;

(10) "Risk manager" shall mean the manager of the department of finance, risk management division.

(11) "Designated insurance broker" means an insurance broker who is under contract to provide assistance to the risk management committee. (Added by Ord. 84-062 § 2, May 30, 1984; Amended by Ord. 88-012 § 3, Mar. 30, 1988; Amended by Ord. 96-006 § 2, Mar. 13, 1996, Eff date Mar. 28, 1996; Amended by Ord. 07-045, June 6, 2007, Eff date June 18, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 17-019, June 7, 2017, Eff date June 19, 2017).