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Mr. Har~t~ey~ agreed with Chief Grlffin's recommendation that if the Council ~grees to the concept, the Relief Association shoul~ be a]lowe~ ~o ~eflne the package, seek bids, obtain the Insurance, and maintai! the program. It would eliminate time Staff wou]~ have to spend on, It, and he felt the Fire Department Is better able to reach a ~onSensus among themselves as to the operation of the program, r Mr. Hart!ey then noted that by tabling Case #3, the Relief Assoclat!on has not yet been established. This may give them an opportunity to write these proposed benefits into the By-Laws. Chief G~,.ffln! explained the General Fund and Special Fund accounts of the R~llef Association, noting this program would be ac~lnlst~re~ through the General Fun~, which has already been establlS~e~, Ken~eth~aliov. Pannell ~err Forster. Clt¥'~ ~udttlng flr~ - explalne~ t~e Relief Association Is a separate entity ruled by Its own members!and Is under the control of Its By-Laws and the amount of contribution the City allows. Once the money Is given to the Relief A~so¢latlon, the Council no longer has control over those funds. In further ~lscusslon on the mechanics of administering a short-term ~lsablllty program for the Fireflghters, a suggestion was to h&velthe Clty administer the program for one year until the Relief A~so~latlon is established. The Council also suggested the By-Laws ~ave a provision ]n it that the funds provided by the City for the ~rogram will be used for that disability insurance. Another ~uggestion was that the Relief Association provide a copy of the p~emium statement as assurance that the funds are being used for thatlpurpose. Ms. ~cAloney also noted a policy will not be in effect u~til after the first of the year because bids wl]] be taken. ~OTION ~ DeLuca, Seconded by Cich, to have Staff proceed with short-t~r~m disability for the Fire Department, seek and receive bids andi~get the ball rolling on that for one year, and that the Association 'will change their By-Laws; and It will run through them forithe second year and afterwards. FURTHER DISCUSSION: Councllmu~nber DeLuca stated it is with the underst~nding that the cost will! not exceed $5,750 for the year. Motion carried unanimously. CASE #6~ workers' Compensation Claim for Jay Guimont Mr. Hartliey explained Jay Guimont was injured fighting a fire and is receiving medical benefit from Workers' Compensation benefit insurance pr,ovi~ed by the City. Mr. Guimont is concerned that the level o~ Gompensation is not sufficient to meet his immediate personal ~eeds and that he was anticipating substantially more CITY COUNCIL/DECEMBER 11, 1990 Page 9 of 17