HomeMy WebLinkAbout20378 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/19/2002 RESOLUTION NO. 20378
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM '
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING
RESOLUTION 17549; AND DECLARING
VOLUNTEERS IN THE POLICE RESERVES,
CITIZENS ON PATROL, AND FIRE RESERVES
TO BE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS FOR THE PURPOSES OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION ONLY; AND APPROVES THE
PURCHASE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COVERAGE THROUGH STATE
COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND,
WHEREAS Resolution No. 17549, adopted on June 19"', 1991, provided that in the event volunteer
reserve personnel of the City of Palm Springs are not covered for the purposes of Workers'
Compensation Insurance under the California Emergency Services Act, said reserve shall be
deemed to be employees of the City of Palm Springs for the limited purpose of providing them with
Workers' Compensation coverage while performing disaster services, training and participation in
community events, when requested by the City as a part of their reserve volunteer status, to provide
such services.
WHEREAS far the purposes of this Resolution, volunteer reserve personnel are those volunteers
who have been officially accepted for membership and who are registered in the Reserve Police,
Fire, Mounted Police and Aero Squadron groups of the City.
WHEREAS 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.
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs contracted with Davis & Graeber Insurance Services, Inc., a
California corporation, on October 1, 2001, to perform services as the City's Insurance Broker of
Record to solicit insurance proposals from qualified carriers;and
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs received insurance quotations from Davis & Graeber on
workers'compensation coverage for Police and Fire Reserves,and Citizens on Patrol.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, as follows
Section 1. That Resolution No. 17549 is hereby rescinded.
Section 2. That for the purposes of this Resolution, volunteer reserve personnel are those volunteers
who have been officially accepted for membership and who are registered in the Reserve Police,
Fire, Mounted Police and Aero Squadron, Citizens on Patrol, and Fire Reserve groups of the City.
Said volunteers shall be deemed to be employees of the City of Palm Springs for the limited purpose
of providing them with Workers' Compensation coverage while performing volunteer services,
training and participating in community events, when requested by the City as a part of their reserve
volunteer status,to provide such services.
Section 3. 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, as
designated above, participate in community events. '
Section 4 That the City Council of the City of Palm Springs hereby approves the purchase of
workers'compensation insurance coverage far these volunteers, as designated above, through State
Compensation Insurance Fund effective July 1,2002.
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ADOPTED this 19 th day of June,2002.
' AYES: Members Hodges and Oden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Member Mills and Mayor Kleindienst
ABS yor pXp tem Heller-Spurgin
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SP�IN6S-6 IFp IA
CITY CLERf CITY MANAGER
REVIEWED&APPROVED: