HomeMy WebLinkAbout17549 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/19/1991 RESOLUTION NO. 17549
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS DECLARING RESERVE PERSONNEL TO BE EMPLOYEES
OF THE CITY OF PALM: SPRINGS IN THE EVENT THAT THE
RESERVES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
EMERGENCY SERVICES ACTT FOR WORKERS ' COMPENSATION
WHEREAS Resolution No. 13502 , adopted on August (5, 1980, provided
for continued participation in the California Emergency Council,
which provides workers' compensation coverage for "Disaster Service
Workers" , as it applies to volunteer workers.
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WHEREAS Resolution No. 15894, adopted on April 16, 1986, provided
that, in the absence of specified workers' compensation coverage
provided by the California. Emergency Council, "Disaster Service
Workers" program that, said reserves shall be deemed employees of
the City of Palm Springs for the limited purpose of providing them
with workers' compensation coverage while performing services for
the City; and
WHEREAS workers' compensation insurance for this program is
provided by the State of California, through the State Compensation
Insurance Fund, covers volunteer workers while actively* performing
disaster service worker functions and training for such duties; and
WHEREAS circumstances may arise relative to events held within the
community when it is in the best interest of I:he City to have
reserve volunteer workers participate.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs as follows.
Section 1. That Resolution No. 15344 is hereby rescinded.
Section 2 . That in the event volunteer reserve personnel of the
City of Palm Springs are not covered for the purposes of Worker' s
Compensation Insurance under the California Emergency Services Act,
said reserves shall. be deemed 6.o be employees of the City of Palm
Springs for the limited purpose of providing them with Workers'
Compensation coverage while preforming disaster services, graining
and participation in community events, when requested by the City
as a part of their reserve volunteer status, to provide such
services.
Section 3 . That for purposes of this resolution, volunteer reserve
personnel are those volunteers who have been officially accepted
for membership and are registered in the Reserve Police, Fire,
Mounted Police and Aero Squadron groups of the City.
Section 4 . That the City :Manager or his designated representative
shall have the authority to determine and approve: when it is in the
best interest of the City to have reserve volunteers participate in
community events.
ADOPTED this 19th _day of June , 1991
AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel and Mayor Bono
NOES: None
ABSENT: None 1�---
ATTEST:
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ram. .by City Clerk ixag 1C11A
REVIEWED & APPROVED