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N <br /> • •• <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 752 <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS <br /> HILLS URGING PASSAGE OF CORRECTIVE LEGISLATION IN THE <br /> MATTER OF A CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEALS 1972 DECISION <br /> REGARDING DISABILITY PAYMENTS TO A FIREMAN WHO SUSTAINED <br /> HEART TROUBLE 15 MONTHS AFTER DATE OF RETIREMENT <br /> WHEREAS, in 1972 a California Court of Appeals decision held a <br /> city liable for payment of temporary and permanent disability to a <br /> fireman who sustained heart trouble 15 months after his date of <br /> retirement (Soby vs. WCAB, 26 C.A. 3d 555) ; and <br /> WHEREAS, since this Soby decision., similar cases are being filed <br /> with the Workmen' s Compensation Appeals Board; and <br /> WHEREAS, the potential financial impact of the Soby decision on <br /> Public Agencies, whether insured through State Compensation Insurance <br /> Fund or self insured, issignificantsince a public safety employee, <br /> or his dependents, could file for Workmen' s Compensation Benefits at <br /> any point following retirement whether the retirement was caused by <br /> industrial disability or completion of service; and <br /> WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1544 (introduced in the 1973 session to <br /> limit this liability) was not passed; <br /> WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 2119 was amended January 21, 1974 , to <br /> carry desired corrective statutory language; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> does hereby urge each State Legislator to vote for the passage of <br /> AB 2119. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the Town of Los <br /> copy Hills is hereby directed to transmit a certified of this <br /> Resolution forthwith to the respective State Assemblyman and State <br /> Senator for the respective districts from which the Town of Los Altos <br />