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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-07; City Council; 15640; Workers Compensation Claim Shande CarpenterCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGEVA BIL SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS’ CLAIMS OF SHANDE CARPENTER I --. . . I I -- - -_--- __ \- RECOMMENDED ACTION: v Approval of Resolution No. 2000-75 accepting the Compromise and Release which authorizes the payment of $67,500 to Shande Carpenter. ITEM EXPLANATION: The claimant is a former Senior Police Officer with the Carlsbad Police Department. She was employed by the City of Carlsbad for a period of 15 years prior to her retirement in January 1999. Ms. Carpenter sustained an industrial injury to her left knee as a result of a fall during a department qualification shoot. The terms and conditions of the proposed settlement are set forth in the Compromise and Release (on file in the Human Resources Department). The terms and conditions were agreed upon by the attorney representing the claimant and the attorney representing the City, and have been approved by TRISTAR, the City’s Third Party Administrator, and the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of the settlement is $67,500. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 2000-75 c . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 la 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-7s A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALRSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS OF SHANDE CARPENTER WHEREAS, Mr. Gary Bourassa, Defense Counsel for the City of Carlsbad in this matter, has recommended a settlement of the Workers’ Compensation claims of Shande Carpenter; and WHEREAS, the settlement has been approved by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board; 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 $67,500.00 from the Workers’ Compensation Self- Insurance Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claims. Ill Ill Ill l/f Ill l/l Ill /I/ . 1 ; ': . 4 c w 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3. That the City Council accept the Compromise and Release, on file in the Human Resources Department. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council held on the 7thday of March , 2000, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewisr Hall, Finnila, Nygaard, and Kulchin NOES: None ABSENT: None ITTEST: ,O&INE M. WOOD, City Clerk SEAL) 3