City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Stephanie Van Steyn, Director of Human Resources
Date:
February 17, 2026
Subject:
Municipal Pooling Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution approving the Amended and Restated Municipal Pooling Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement for providing property, workers' compensation, public liability, and other insurance coverages.
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Background:
The City of Manteca is a member of Municipal Pooling Authority ("MPA") a Joint Exercise of Powers Authority ("JPA"). MPA provides members with administration and self-insured coverage for liability, workers' compensation, vehicle physical damage, and short-term disability, as well as access to participate in 14 additional programs that offer coverage for property, crime, cyber, and employee benefits. MPA was formally approved by the state as of July 1, 1977. Many of its founding members are still members today. Currently, MPA has 21 member municipalities.
MPA was formed primarily to mitigate the rising costs of private insurance for liability and workers' compensation. The founding members agreed to pool fiscal resources to share in the cost of administering and litigating claims. This pooling of funds is permitted under the Joint Powers Act, Government Code, Sections 6500-6536. There are over 1,800 JPAs in California that provide public agencies with pooled coverage for benefits, liability, workers' compensation, and other services. By pooling funds, MPA members share in the risk and cost of claims, thereby stabilizing the impact on individual members' costs. The share in claims cost is spread among the members. However, pooling is not just a means of sharing the cost of claims; MPA members receive economies of scale benefits for a variety of additional insurances that can only be accessed through membership in the pool. For example, this includes property, cyber, crime, and deadly weapons coverage f...
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