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CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
AB# 19.867
MTG. 06/23/09
DEPT. HR
SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF MARK
WIDDOSS
DEPT. HEAD Ml^L
CITY ATTY. <5&
CITY MGR. ^^,
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2009-155 authorizing the settlement claim of Mark Widdoss.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The claimant was a Police Officer for seven years with the Carlsbad Police Department.
Mr. Widdoss sustained a back injury while performing his usual and customary job duties.
The terms and conditions of the proposed settlement are set forth in the Stipulations with
Request for 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 $44,550. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers'
Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost of this settlement.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
This amendment is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
21080(b)(1).
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2009-155
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Deborah Jackson, (760) 602-2435,
Debbie.Jackson@carlsbadca.gov
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED
DENIED
CONTINUED
WITHDRAWN
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-155
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
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CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR
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SETTLEMENT OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIM OF MARK
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WIDDOSS
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9 WHEREAS, TRISTAR, the City's Third Party Administrator, has recommended a
settlement of the Workers' Compensation claim of Mark Widdoss; and
11 WHEREAS, the settlement has been approved by the Workers' Compensation Appeals
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Board on May 11, 2009; and
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WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in the Workers' Compensation Self-14
Insurance Fund to pay the settlement.
! 6 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
19 2. That the expenditure of $44,550 from the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance
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Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
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3. That the City Council approves the Stipluations with Request for Award on file in
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the 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 23rd day of June 2009, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard, Blackburn
None
None
Mayor
ATTEST:
LORRAINE MA
Karen R. Kundtz, Assistant City Clerk
(SEAL)