HomeMy WebLinkAbout74-22RESOLUTION 74-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS CLARIFYING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
FOR REGISTERED DISASTER SERVICE WORKER VOLUNTEERS
WHEREAS, Section 8585.5 of the Government Code provides: The California Governor's Office
of Emergency Services (Cal OES) shall establish by rule and regulation various classes of disaster
service worker volunteers and the scope of the duties of each class. Cal OES shall also adopt rules
and regulations prescribing the manner in which disaster service worker (DSW) volunteers of each
class are to be registered. All of the rules and regulations shall be designed to facilitate the payment
of Workers' Compensation; and
WHEREAS, Cal OES adopted rules and regulations establishing classes of DSW Volunteers, the
scope of duties of each class, and the manner of registration; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code provides: Any Disaster Council which both
agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8585.5 and substantially complies with those rules and regulations shall be certified by the
office. Upon that certification, and not before, the Disaster Council becomes an accredited Disaster
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills has registered and will hereafter register DSW
volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills desires to become an "accredited Disaster Council"
organization to enable registered DSW volunteers who have become injured on the job to receive
benefits by the provisions of Chapter 10 of Division 4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does, by resolution, hereby
approve and agree to follow the rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the
provisions of Government Code Section 8585.5.
The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on 181h of August 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Tyson, Swan, Mok, Schmidt, Tankha
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
By:
George Tys , MaydY
ATTEST:.
eborah L. Padovan, City Clerk
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