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File #: 18-335    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Memo Status: Passed
File created: 4/4/2018 Departments: HUMAN RESOURCES
On agenda: 4/24/2018 Final action: 4/24/2018
Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

Special Notice / Hearing:    None__

Vote Required:    Majority

 

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      Donna Vaillancourt, Director, Human Resources Department                     

                                          Scott Johnson, Deputy Director, Human Resources Department

 

Subject:                      Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

 

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BACKGROUND:

Under authority of section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Manager has designated the Director to process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board.

 

DISCUSSION:

The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action.  

 

Claim #

Claimant

Incident Date

Recommended Board Action and Basis

Claims recommended for denial:

G17-2482

Anita Marquez & Brian Marquez

09/30/2017

Non-culpable

 

Wrongful death claimed for relative who was killed when crossing

 

Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay.

 

 

G18-2535

Valerie Bojarski

02/16/2018

Non-culpable

 

Claimant stepped into a pothole and suffered a physical injury.

 

 

G18-2538

DePhoarso Duplessis

02/27/2018

Non-culpable

 

Claimant’s property was allegedly damaged when in jail custody.

 

 

G18-2540

Alain Javier Gutierrez

10/23/2017

Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges mistreatment when booked into County jail.

 

 

Careful consideration of these claims contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community by ensuring fair and equitable handling of all claims while conserving financial resources and protecting assets.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.