HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-07; City Council; 15638; Workers Compensation Claim Arthur VieraMT& 3-7-00
CLAIM OF ARTHUR VIERA
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of Resolution No. 2000-73 approving the Stipulations with Request for Award
which authorizes the payment of $14,480 to Arthur Viera.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The claimant is a former Senior Police Officer with the Carlsbad Police Department. He
was employed by the City for a period of 25 years prior to his retirement in December 1999.
Mr. Viera sustained an industrial injury to his cervical and lumbar spine as a result of a
motor vehicle accident.
The Stipulations with Request for Award (on file in the Human Resources Department) is
based on the disability rating provided by the State of California, Office of Benefit
Determination and recommended by TRISTAR, the City’s third party administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the settlement is $14,480.00 payable at the rate of $148.00 weekly and the
provision of future medical treatment. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers’
Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2000-73
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CALRSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
CLAIM OF ARTHUR VIERA
WHEREAS, TRISTAR, Third Party administrator for the City of Carlsbad has
recommended a settlement of the Workers’ Compensation claim of Arthur Viera; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in the Workers’ Compensation Self-
Insurance Fund to pay the settlement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the expenditure of $14,480.00 from the Workers’ Compensation Self-
Insurance Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
3. That the City Council accept the Stipulations with Request for Award on file in
the Human Resources Department.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council held on the 7th day of March , 2000, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, Nyqaard, and Kulchin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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,ORRAb M. WOOD, City Clerk
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