HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 030-03 DisasterWksCompBenf RESOLUTION NO. 30 - 03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RELATIVE TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
FOR REGISTERED VOLUNTEER "DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS"
WHEREAS, Section 8580 of the Government Code (Chapter 7, Article 4, California Emergency Council)
provides:
"The California Emergency Council shall establish by rule and regulation various classes of
disaster service workers and the scope of the duties of each class. The Emergency Council
shall also adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner in which disaster services
workers of each class are to be registered. All such rules and regulations shall be designed to
facilitate the paying of workers' compensation;" and
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Council has adopted rules and regulations establishing classes of
disaster service workers, the scope of duties of each class, and the manner of registration of such volunteer
disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code (Chapter 7, Article 10, Local Disaster Councils)
provides:
"Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by the
Emergency Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 8580 and substantially complies with
such rules and regulations shall be certified by the Emergency Council. Upon such certification,
and not before, the disaster council becomes an accredited disaster council;" and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has registered and will hereafter register volunteer disaster service
workers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin desires to become an "accredited disaster council" organization in order
that injured disaster service workers registered with it may benefit by the provisions of Chapter 10 of
Division 4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby agrees to follow the rules and
regulations established by the California Emergency Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 8580 of
the Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed to send a
certified copy hereof to the California Emergency Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2003.
AYES: Councilmembers McCormick, Oravetz and Zika and Mayor Lockhaxt
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Sbranti
ABSTAIN: None ~~ ~
ATTEST: ~~~~ ~ ~ - Mayor
Ci~ C~erk K2/G/2- 18 -03/reso-disasterwkrs. doc (Item 4.3)