Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/10/1991

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Mr. Hart~ey aGree~ with Chief Griffin's recommendation that if the Council ~grees to the concept, the Relief Association shou]~ Be allowed to define the package, seek bids, obtain the Insurance, and maintain!the program. It wou]O eliminate time Staff would have to spend on~!lt, and he felt the Fire Department Is better able to reach a ~onsensus among themselves as to the operation of the program, Mr. Hartley then noted that by tabling Case #3, the Relief Assoclatlion-has not yet been established, This may give them an opportunity to write these proposed benefits Into the By-Laws. Chief Gr~ffin explained the General Fun~ and Special Fund accounts of the R~]lef Association, noting this program would be acknlnist~red through the General Fund, which has already been establJshied. Kenneth Malliov. Pannell Kerr Forster. City's audlttn~ flr~ - explained t~e Relief Association is a separate entity rule~ by Its own menlD~rs and Is under the control of Its By-Laws and the amount of contrl!butlon the City allows. Once the money is given to the Relief ASsociation, the Council no longer has control over those funds. ~ In further discussion on the mechanics of administering a short-temm dlsabl]Ity program for the Firefighters, a suggestion was to h&~e .the City ac~ninister the program for one year until the Relief A~soc]ation is established. The Council also suggested the By-Laws h'ave a provision in it that the funds provided by the City for the ~rogram will be use~ for that disability insurance. Another suggestion was that the Relief Association provide a copy of the pri~mlum statement as assurance that the funds are being used for that ~urPose. Ms. McAloney also noted a policy wi]] not be in effect until after the first of the year because bids wi]] be taken. MOTION byI DeLuca, Seconde~ by Clch, to have Staff proceed with short-term disability for the Fire Department, seek and receive bids and iget the ball rolling on that for one year, and that the Association will change their By-Laws; and it will run through them for the second year and afterwards. FURTHER DISCUSSION: Counci]member DeLuca stated It is with the understanding that the cost wi]~ not exceed S5,750 for the year. Motion carried unanimously. CASE #6: Workers' Compensation Claim for Jay Guimont Mr. Hartl~y exp]aine~ Jay Guimont was injured fighting a fire and is receiving medical benefit from Workers' Compensation benefit insurance~provI~ed by the City. Mr. Guimont is concerned that the ]eve] of ¢ompensation is not sufficient to meet his immediate personal needs and that he was anticipating substantially more CITY COUNCIL/DECEMBER Page 9 of 17