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RESOLUTION 74-22 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS <br />ALTOS HILLS CLARIFYING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS <br />FOR REGISTERED DISASTER SERVICE WORKER VOLUNTEERS <br />WHEREAS, Section 8585.5 of the Government Code provides: The California Governor's Office <br />of Emergency Services (Cal OES) shall establish by rule and regulation various classes of disaster <br />service worker volunteers and the scope of the duties of each class. Cal OES shall also adopt rules <br />and regulations prescribing the manner in which disaster service worker (DSW) volunteers of each <br />class are to be registered. All of the rules and regulations shall be designed to facilitate the payment <br />of Workers' Compensation; and <br />WHEREAS, Cal OES adopted rules and regulations establishing classes of DSW Volunteers, the <br />scope of duties of each class, and the manner of registration; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code provides: Any Disaster Council which both <br />agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the provisions of <br />Section 8585.5 and substantially complies with those rules and regulations shall be certified by the <br />office. Upon that certification, and not before, the Disaster Council becomes an accredited Disaster <br />Council; and <br />WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills has registered and will hereafter register DSW <br />volunteers; and <br />WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills desires to become an "accredited Disaster Council" <br />organization to enable registered DSW volunteers who have become injured on the job to receive <br />benefits by the provisions of Chapter 10 of Division 4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code. <br />NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does, by resolution, hereby <br />approve and agree to follow the rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the <br />provisions of Government Code Section 8585.5. <br />The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of <br />Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on 181h of August 2022 by the following vote: <br />AYES: Tyson, Swan, Mok, Schmidt, Tankha <br />NOES: None <br />ABSENT: None <br />ABSTAIN: None <br />By: <br />George Tys , MaydY <br />ATTEST:. <br />eborah L. Padovan, City Clerk <br />Resolution 74-22 Page 1 <br />