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

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coverage. The short-term ~lsabllity insurance just approved would not apply In this came. The recommenaatlon Is that whatever the package is for the short-term disability, that the benefit be Oetermlned and given to Mr. Gulmont by the City, In effect, retroactively. Ms. McAioney gave the background Information regarding the method of caculatlng benefits by Workers' Compensation for volunteer f]reflghters, noting Mr. Gulmont receives $274.67 per week. Mr. Gulmont is requesting $2,360 per month In additlon to Workers' Compensation. Since short-term disability insurance has Just been approved Dy the Council, a proposal would be to pay Mr. Gutmont an additional $800 per month since November 4, which Is 15 days after the injury was Incurred, until the end of the year. That amount is equivalent to the proposed short-term disability Insurance program. At that time Mr. Guimont wi]] also have to submit a copy of his 1989 Federal Income Tax form and Schedule C. J~¥ Guimont - explained he was never told about the coverage In case of injury; he assumed he was covered and his wages would be met. He stated he cannot support a family of five on $274 a week. He ]s se]f-employed and has lost a lot of money as a result of this injury. He said he would provide the necessary information after the end of the year, though he has already supplied year-to-date materials. Mr. Guimont stated the very limited coverage was a surprise to everyone on the Department. He may have given consideration to not volunteering or made other arrangements if he had known the minimal coverage they had. He said he is just asking for his wages to be met. Ms. McA]oney stated the City was not obligated to provide any more coverage than it did, and many other cltles have only Workers' Compensation. Bruce Hoeke. Fireflqhter - stated the first Firefighters weren't told anything about coverage. He explained the current procedure for accepting new firefighters, but they receive nothing in writing about their coverage for Injuries. Mr. Hoxter - stated the FJrefighters were un,er the assumption that their compensation under Workers' Comp would cover their wages; and he thought they were covered because they cou]dntt start their training until the City told them they were Insured. That is why they are surprised that they really weren't covered. A lengthy discussion ensued with several Firefighters and Staff' regarding the information told to the Firefighters when they vo]unteereo; on how benefits are determined un,er Workers' Compensation based on a Firef]ghter's imputed wage, not the actual outside wage of the injured person; on the City's coverage of genera] ]iaDi]ity insurance and Workers' Co~n~nsation insurance plus the short-term disability insurance approved this evening which will De effective sometime early next year; and on Mr. Guimont's request for compensation. CITY' COUNCIL/DECEMBER ~i, ~ggO Page I0 of i7