HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 031-2001RESOLUTION 31-2001
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AFFIRMING THAT PERSONS WHO PERFORM VOLUNTARY SERVICE
WITHOUT PAY FOR THE CITY OF BURLINGAME SHALL BE DEEMED
EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE
WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the purpose of the California Workers Compensation laws is to provide a
protection to persons providing service to employers regardless of the fault of any person and to
further provide a non -adversarial process for medical treatment and compensation; and
WHEREAS, volunteers provide invaluable service to the City and are vital to the continued
provision of many public services to City residents; and
WHEREAS, inclusion of registered volunteers in the City's workers compensation program
will provide the volunteers with protection and benefits should injury occur to the volunteers while
in the course of employment by the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED,
1. Pursuant to Labor Code § 3363.5, the City declares that volunteers to the City shall be
considered employees of the City for purposes of workers compensation laws only when the
following conditions are met:
a. The volunteer has completed and submitted a City volunteer application form; and
b. The City has accepted and approved the volunteer for service, and that approval
and acceptance is current; and
c. The volunteer is injured during the course of performing service that has been
authorized and directed by the City for that volunteer; and
d. The volunteer is receiving no remuneration for the service, other than meals,
transportation, lodging, or reimbursement for incidental expenses, from any other agency or
person.
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I, ANN T. MUSSO, 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 2NDday of
APRIL 12001, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE /
CITY CLERK