Liability Counsel

The County is the employer of approximately 1,500 employees in a wide variety of professions including law enforcement, probation, social work, health and mental health care, human services, building inspection, road maintenance, parks, and general administration, among others. Some of the various County departments include the Public Works Department, which maintains more than 450 miles of roadway; the Sheriff's Office, which provides law enforcement services to the unincorporated areas of Napa County as well as contract police services for the city of American Canyon and the town of Yountville; the Department of Corrections, which provides medium security correctional services at the Napa County Jail facility; the Health and Human Services Agency, which provides various public health services including child welfare, mental health, homeless, and public health services; the Planning, Building and Environmental Services Department, which provides for building and zoning permitting, use, inspection, and compliance activity services; and others. The County is self-insured for general liability coverage. The liability self-insurance program ("Liability Program") maintains a self-insured retention of $300,000 to $500,000, depending on the date of loss. Excess coverage is provided through participation in Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management ("PRISM"). Napa County's Risk Management Division is within the County Executive Office and administers the Liability Program, including tort claims and lawsuits against the County. County Counsel, in coordination with Risk Management, will oversee outside counsel and administers the non-tort litigation not covered by the liability program.