Risk Control Services
The Risk Management Department is committed to providing efficient, valued resources and assistance to enable members to effectively identify, analyze and control risks.
AMLJIA Risk Control Services staff, along with all AMLJIA departments, will work with your staff to complete a thorough review of your community's unique exposure to loss. The result is an insurance plan designed to decrease claims and coverage costs. Personalized service and individual attention to each community is what you can expect from the AMLJIA. But those aren’t the only benefits.
Training Programs
AMLJIA provides members with regional and on-site training programs in a wide variety of loss prevention topics. Frequently requested topics include Sexual Harassment Awareness, OSHA required training, Employment Related Practices, School In-Service, Public Entity Risk Management and much more.
Live Training
The AMLJIA sponsors workshops and seminars, at the Alaska Municipal League's Annual Local Government Conference, and at other times throughout the year. Watch for notice of the Annual AMLJIA Public Entity Risk Management Seminar and Law Enforcement Management Institute held in the Spring.
Risk Management Site Review
Members may request a comprehensive on-site evaluation and review of all entity operations and properties by AMLJIA risk control specialists. A formal report, complete with photos and loss control recommendations, identifies potential hazards and reasonable solutions.
Online University
The AMLJIA Online University is open 24/7 to any member with a computer access. This free service provides access to a variety of safety and human resource courses, from defensive driving and office safety to effective supervisory skills. AMLJIA also provides periodic live online web training.
Property Appraisals
Accurate values means full protection for your buildings. AMLJIA's no-cost appraisal service takes the worry out of proper coverage and correct valuation. Through on-site, thorough reviews of each building, and final review by a certified appraisal service, your buildings will be properly protected at full replacement cost.
Web Site Access
Members now have 24-hour access to many of the tools we provide. See what's new at the AMLJIA, download Safety Minutes and newsletter articles, view Bylaws and other documents, contact staff members, and find helpful links.
Personal History Background Checks
The AMLJIA offers professionally prepared personal history background checks for our member organizations. Four levels of screening services are available:
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Basic Screening – for entry level employees or positions where the employer has internally checked references
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Standard Screening – for more responsible positions and permanent hire
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Extended Screening – for positions involving increased responsibility or supervision of others
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Integrity Check – for any positions involving significant responsibility, or access to cash or assets.
The AMLJIA is providing this service in partnership with Greg Russell of Russell Consulting, LLC.
Request a Personal History Background Check by contacting Sharon Tunnell at sharont@amljia.org or calling 1-800-337-3682.
Employment Law Hotline
Through email or a toll-free phone call, members can be in direct contact with an attorney specializing in employment-related issues. When faced with a potential employment situation, the hotline provides a no-cost 30 minute consultation. Call 1-877-426-5542 to speak with Leslie Longenbaugh today!
Law Enforcement Practices Consulting
AMLJIA along with Russell Consulting, LLC provides members with advice and education concerning law enforcement practices. Technical assistance, on-site field visits, support and mentoring to newly elected or appointed law enforcement CEO's and police practices training are just a few of the services provided. For more information contact Greg Russell at police@amljia.org.
Alaska Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Commission
The AMLJIA encourages member law enforcement agencies to seek accreditation through this program developed with our support.
Human Resources
AMLJIA offers assistance to member administrators, managers, superintendents and city clerks with employment related issues in the areas of counseling, general feedback, customizing policies and procedures, employee handbooks, job descriptions, and training. Members may also contact our human resources department on employment laws or how to proceed with specific employment related issues. For human resources services please contact Kate Young at katey@amljia.org.
Safety Savings Account
As your partner in providing a safe and healthy workplace for your employees, the AMLJIA has developed the Safety Savings Account program to improve safety and risk management in your community. Each year, the AMLJIA earmarks money into an account for your entity. If it is unused, it remains available for use the following year along with any increased funds that have been appropriated. The Safety Savings Account helps you provide your employees with the safety equipment they need to protect themselves from on-the-job injuries.
Video Library
Free of charge, AMLJIA members have access to several safety training video libraries with no lending fees. Contact Sharon Tunnell at sharont@amljia.org .
On-Site Training
We are happy to do an in-service training session for your entity. Sessions focus on safety and risk management topics of interest to our members. We want to serve your needs, call us if you have a special area of interest.
Newsletters
The Bridge is our quarterly newsletter focusing on current issues of interest to municipalities and school districts. It offers a range of timely, informative articles geared toward addressing the needs of our members, as well as highlighting important news about AMLJIA’s programs and events. Members also receive the monthly Safety Minute, a single-page bulletin featuring a safety topic you can use as a training aid for monthly safety meeting. We want to keep you in the Know!
Drivers' Packets
Protecting your entity when an accident occurs is an important part of risk management. To help you in case of an automobile accident, the AMLJIA has developed drivers' envelopes with instructions on what to do. These drivers' packets should be kept in the glove compartment of you vehicles for use after an accident. Collecting information at the scene is an important tool for remembering exactly what happened. Consider supplementing these packets with disposable cameras.
Technical Assistance
The AMLJIA risk control specialists will answer your questions on how to reduce the liability of your operations. Our risk control specialists are constantly keeping appraised of the current risk management issues of interest to our membership. If you are thinking about doing something new, or just want to improve the way you are already doing something, give us a call. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel!
CONTACT INFORMATION TOLL FREE at (800)-337-3682 or (907)-258-2625
Grady Fisher, Director of Risk Management/Marketing, gradyf@amljia.org
Sharon Tunnell, Loss Control/Marketing Assistant, sharont@amljia.org
Julie Ratliff, Risk Control Specialist, julier@amljia.org
Sean Dewalt, Risk Control Specialist, seand@amljia.org
Have questions? Please contact us any time. We are happy to assist you!