HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 021-1977RESOLUTION NO.21- 77
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BURLINGAME
RELATIVE TO WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR
REGISTERED VOLUNTEER "DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS"
WHEREAS, Section 8580 of the Government Code (Chapter 1454, Statutues
of 1970) provides:
"The 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 service
workers and each class are to be registered. All such rules and
regulations shall be designed to facilitate the paying of workmen's
compensation."
WHEREAS, the California Emerigency 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 1454, Statutes;
1970) provides:
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"Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and
regulations established by the California 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."
WHEREAS, the CITY OF BURLINGAME has registered and will hereafter
register volunteer disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, the CITY OF BURLINGAME 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, which provisions require coverage of such workers
by workers' compensation insurance;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME hereby
agrees to the follow the rules and regulations established by the California
Emergency Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 8580 of the Government)
Code.
The City Clerk is hereby instructed to send a certified copy hereof
to the California Emergency Council.
Effective: March _7 _, 1977.
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I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council held on the 7th day of March, 1977, and adopted thereafter
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Amstrup-Crosby-Harrison-Mangini-Martin
NOES: COUNCILMEN: ;None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
City Clerk
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