Resolution - 5992RESOLUTION NO. 5992
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA CALIFORNIA RELATIVE TO WORKERS'
COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR REGISTERED VOLUNTEER
. "DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS''.
WHEREAS, Section 8580 of the Government Code (Chapter 1454,
Statutes 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 of each class
are to be registered., All such rules and regulations shall be designed
to facilitate -the paying of workers'compensation." and
WHEREAS, the'California Emergency Council has adopted rules
and regulations establishing.classes of disaster service workers, the
scope of duties of each: c lass, and the manner.of registration of such
volunteer disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code (Chapter 1454,
Statutes 1970) provides:
"Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and regula-
tions'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." and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina California has registered
and.will hereafter register volunteer disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina California desires to continue
to be an "accred.ited 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina
California does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of West Covina hereby
agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by the California
Emergency Council.pursuant to the provisions of Section 8580 of the Government
Code.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution, and shall cause two certified copies thereof to be filed with
the California Emergency Council. (California Office of Emergency Services).
This resolution shall.be effective immediately.
• APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of August , 1979•
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ATTEST:
• City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing.Resolution was
duly adopted,by the'City Council of the City of West Covina at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 27thday of August 1979,
by the fol.lowing vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Miller, Tice, Shearer, Browne, Chappell.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney