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12/01/15
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
CITY OF CARLSBAD-AGENDA BILL
AUTHORIZE SETTLEMENT OF
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ClAIM OF
MICHAEl SMITH FOR $175,000
DEPT. HEAD
CITY ATTY.
CITY MGR.
Adopt Resolution No. 2015-300 authorizing settlement of Workers' Compensation claim of
Michael Smith for $175,000.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The claimant is a retired Fire Chief. Mr. Smith sustained a work related injury to multiple body
parts in the course of his employment, resulting in permanent disabilities.
The terms and conditions of the proposed settlement are set forth in Request For Settlement
Authority (on file in the Human Resources Department). The terms and conditions were agreed
upon by the claimant and the city, and have been recommended by Keenan & Associates, the
city's third party administrator.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the settlement is $175,000. There are sufficient funds available in the Workers'
Compensation Self-Insurance Fund to cover the cost ofthis settlement.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065, this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in
the environment, or a reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and
therefore, does not require environmental review.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2015-300 authorizing settlement of Workers' Compensation claim
of Michael Smith for $175,000.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Donna Hernandez 760-602-7533 donna.hernandez@carlsbadca.gov
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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-300
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIM OF MICHAEL SMITH FOR $175,000.
WHEREAS, Keenan & Associates, the city's third party administrator, has recommended
a settlement of the Workers' Compensation claim of Michael Smith; and
WHEREAS, all parties have agreed to settle this claim before the Workers' Compensation
Appeals Board.
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 $175,000 from the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance
Fund is authorized for the settlement of said claim.
3. That the City Council approves the Request for Settlement Authority on file in the
Human Resources Department"
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1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
2 of Carlsbad on the pt day of December 2015, by the following vote to wit:
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AYES: Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Packard, Wood, Schumacher.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
BARBARA ENGLESON/City Clerk
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