PORT OF SEATTLE 

RESOLUTION NO. 3687 

Effective (enter date Resolution is passed)

RESOLUTION NO. 3687 
A RESOLUTION  of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle
adopting the Association of Washington Cities
("AWC") Employee Benefit Trust Health Care
Program Interlocal Agreement. 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle as follows: 
WHEREAS, the Association of Washington Cities Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust") is an
entity to which contributions by cities and towns and non-city entities organized and existing
under the Constitution or laws of the State of Washington and who are members of the Trust
("Participating Cities and Towns," and "Participating Non-City Entities") and their employees
can be paid and through which the Board of Trustees of the Trust ("Trustees") provides one or
more insured health and welfare benefit plans or programs to Participating Cities and Towns'
and Non-City Entities' employees, their dependents and other beneficiaries ("Beneficiaries"), on
whose behalf the contributions were paid; and 
WHEREAS, the Trust qualifies as a voluntary employee beneficiary association within the
meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, providing for the payment of life,
sick, accident or other benefits to Beneficiaries; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and Participating Cities and Towns and Non-City Entities have
determined that it is in the best interest of Participating Cities and Towns and Non-City Entities
to jointly self-insure certain health benefit plans and programs for Beneficiaries through a
designated account within the Trust, while at the same time having the Trust continue as the
entity to which other insured health and welfare benefit program contributions are paid and
through which insured health and welfare benefit plans and programs are provided to
Beneficiaries; and 
WHEREAS, it appears economically feasible and practical for the parties to do so; and 
WHEREAS, Chapter 48.62 RCW provides that two or more local government entities may, by
Interlocal agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW, jointly self-insure health benefit plans and
programs, and/or jointly hire risk management services for such plans or programs by any one or
more of certain specified methods; and 
WHEREAS, the Association of Washington Cities Employee Benefit Trust Interlocal Agreement
(the "Interlocal Agreement") attached hereto creates a joint self-insured health and welfare
benefit program (the "Health Care Program") to be administered by the Trustees for the purposes
of providing self-insured health benefits to Beneficiaries; and 
WHEREAS, WAC 200-110-030 requires every local government entity participating in a joint
self-insurance health and welfare benefit program to adopt such program by resolution; and 
WHEREAS, Chapter 48.62 requires Health Care Program assets to be managed consistent with
existing authority over use of municipal funds in RCW 35.39.030. The Trust will manage Health

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Care Program reserves in compliance with Chapter 48.62 RCW; RCW 35.39.030, and the Health
Care Program Investment Policy; and 
WHEREAS, all premium contributions for use in the Health Care Program are deposited into a
designated account within the Trust, the Health Care Program Account (the "HCP Account"),
and the HCP Account represents a pool of funds that is independent of all other Trust or AWC
funds; and 
WHERAS, the Trust intends to manage the HCP Account assets in compliance with federal and
state laws and the Interlocal Agreement; and 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle believes it is in the best interest of the Health Care Program to
allow the Trust to manage the HCP Account; 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Interlocal Agreement creating the Health
Care Program is hereby adopted. 
RESOLVED, that by adopting such Agreement, the Port of Seattle acknowledges that it
shall be subject to assessments as required by the Health Care Program. 
ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle this _____ day of
______________, 2013, and duly authenticated in open session by the signatures of the
Commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the Commission. 

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