HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-06-19; City Council; 19047; Settlement of claim of Jennifer MyersCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 14
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19,047
6/19/07
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SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF
JENNIFER MYERS
DEPT.
CITYMG
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approval of Resolution No. 2007-148 accepting the Stipulations with Award authorizing the
payment of $38,675.00 to Jennifer Myers.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The claimant was a Police Corporal with the Carlsbad Police Department. She was employed by the
City of Carlsbad for approximately seven years prior to sustaining a lower back injury.
Ms. Myers received an industrial disability retirement in January of 2005.
The terms and conditions of the proposed settlement are set forth in the Stipulations with Award (on
file in the Human Resources Department). The terms and conditions were agreed upon by the claimant
and 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 $38,675.00. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers'
Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2007-148
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Deborah Jackson 760-602-2435 diack@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED
DENIED
CONTINUED
WITHDRAWN
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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-148
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR
3 SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF JENNIFER
MYERS.4
5 WHEREAS, TRISTAR, the City's Third Party Administrator, has recommended
6 a settlement of the Workers' Compensation claim of Jennifer Myers; and
' WHEREAS, the settlement has been approved by the Workers' Compensation
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Appeals Board; and
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WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in the Workers' Compensation
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Self-Insurance Fund to pay the settlement.11
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
13 California, as follows:
14 l. That the above recitations are true and correct.
15 2. That the expenditure of $38,675.00 from the Workers' Compensation Self-
16 Insurance Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
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3. That the City Council accepts the Stipulations with Award on file in the
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Human Resources Department.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 19th day of June, 2007, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall and Packard
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Members Kulchin and Nygaard
ATTEST:
LORRANE M. WOO ity
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