Gain Recognition — OMAG

OMAG Recognition Program

This program is available to members with active coverage through the OMAG Municipal Liability Protection Plan (MLPP).  OMAG believes the best run cities and towns have fewer claims and the claims they incur cost less money to resolve.  The OMAG Recognition Program seeks to strengthen municipal governance and reduce claims through education and self-assessment.

Benefits

Members who participate in the OMAG Recognition gain the benefit of learning and applying our “Best Practice” methods in constructing effective agendas and conducting business like meetings.

Criteria

To gain OMAG Recognition governing bodies must certify through official action (Resolution and certified meeting minutes) that once during each fiscal year:

  • each governing body member received OMAG prescribed training – either in person or by distance learning (approved training listed in FAQs)

  • the governing body either adopted/updated/reviewed their governing body handbook.
    (sample handbook here)

  • the governing body completed and reviewed the Stability Test to audit its performance.

(download the Stability Test and Scorecard here)

"Understanding Your Declarations Page"

The Municipality Liability Protection Plan Declarations Page, often abbreviated as Dec Page, is an overview of your coverage and limits for your city or town. If you would like additional information, please contact the OMAG Member Services Dept (sample Dec Page here).

Use the links above to find/download a sample handbook, the Stability Test, and an Explanation of Coverage page.

Your MLPP Declarations page is unique to your municipality and will be found in your policy documents, mailed to you when your policy most recently renewed.

Note that, to be eligible for recognition, your municipality must be current in premium payment and must not have been cancelled due to non-payment in the previous 2 years.

If your questions aren't answered in the Frequently Asked Questions below, contact Bill Tackett at (800) 234-9461 or btackett@omag.org.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

Question: When can a municipality apply for OMAG Recognition?

Question: How do I document the governing body has completed the required steps to be eligible to gain OMAG Recognition?

Question: What qualifies as OMAG prescribed training?

Question: Do all governing body members have to receive OMAG prescribed training during the current fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) in order for our municipality to be eligible to achieve Recognition?

Question: Do the governing body members have to receive OMAG prescribed training together at the same time?

Question: We have filled an unexpired term on our governing body. The incumbent completed OMAG prescribed training prior to resigning their seat but the appointed person has not received OMAG prescribed training. Is our municipality eligible to achieve Recognition?

Question: We have a vacant seat on our governing body which won’t be filled immediately. All other governing body members have received the prescribed training and we’ve completed all of the four steps. Are we eligible to receive Recognition?

Question: How do I get a sample governing body handbook?

Question: How do I get a copy of the Stability Test?

Question: How do I get a copy of the Explanation of Coverage to review?

Question: Where do I find a copy of our MLPP Declarations Page?

Question: Who should take the Stability Test?

Question: Why is OMAG so awesome?