2.95.020 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meaning set forth herein:

(A)    “Board” means the board of Clark County commissioners;

(B)    “Claim” means (1) any claim for, at least in part, monetary damages against the county, or agents or employees of the county, within the agents’ or employees’ scope of employment; and (2) any direct damages or loss to county property;

(C)    “Lawsuit” means any lawsuit naming the county or an agent or employee of the county acting within his or her scope of employment, as a defendant or third-party defendant, which lawsuit alleges a cause of action and seeks, at least in part, money damages;

(D)    “Prosecuting attorney” means the prosecuting attorney of Clark County and such deputies as he or she shall delegate to perform functions referred to herein;

(E)    “Risk management” means a coordinated and continuous management process to identify and analyze potential loss exposures; to apply where possible reasonable and effective processes to transfer and reduce the risk of loss so as to preserve the assets of Clark County;

(F)    “Risk manager” means the person so designated by the board;

(G)    “Risk management committee” means a committee composed of department representatives;

(H)    “Executive committee” means an executive committee of the risk management committee. (Sec. 2 of Ord. 1987-07-27; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 1991-11-30; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2008-01-17)