HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-04-15; City Council; Resolution 2008-1121 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-112
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE
3 CARLSBAD COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
4 TEAM (CERT) PROGRAM AND EXTENDING THE CITY'S
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE TO CERT
5 VOLUNTEERS
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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad is eligible to establish and implement a
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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program; and
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g WHEREAS, a CERT Program will help the City better meet is emergency
10 preparedness and response service mission; and
11 WHEREAS, the City Council supports providing Workers' Compensation
12 coverage for CERT volunteers of the City under its previous grant of Workers'
'3 Compensation benefits to City volunteers;
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
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2. The Carlsbad Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program
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is approved and City staff is directed to create, implement and administer the Program
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21 3. City staff is authorized to act in CERT Program leadership, management
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23 4. All CERT volunteers will be required to execute, submit and maintain
throughout CERT-related Program participation all Carlsbad-required Waiver of Liability
25 forms. CERT volunteers shall be deemed to be employees of the City of Carlsbad for
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the sole purpose of extending Workers' Compensation benefits for injuries incurred
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while performing volunteer services for the City and such benefits will be the sole and
exclusive remedy in the event of injuries while performing volunteer CERT activities.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 15tb day of Apri 1 ,
2008, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulcbin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None-
ABSENT: None.
AUDE A LEWIS/Mayor
M. WOdD^City Clerk
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