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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of December 9, 2009
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DATE: November 23, 2009
FROM: Erik Kropp Risk Management 388 -6584
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
Consideration of Board Signature on Resolution No. 2009 -132, A Resolution Extending Workers'
Compensation Coverage to Deschutes County Search and Rescue Volunteers on January 1, 2010.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
The County currently has an insurance policy with Nationwide Specialty Health to cover Search and
Rescue Volunteers. The "Specified Hazard Insurance Policy" includes coverage in the event of dea-h,
specified loss, or accident. The policy covers 109 volunteers at a total annual cost of $2,043.75. The
current policy period is January 9, 2009 - January 9, 2010. Cancelling this policy, effective January 1,
2010 will result in a pro -rated refund of $44.80.
House Bill 3021, passed by the Oregon legislature and signed by the Governor, requires local
governments to provide workers' compensation to Search and Rescue Volunteers effective January 1,
2010. In addition, ORS 656.031 requires a resolution of the governing body declaring its intent to
cover volunteer personnel through its workers' compensation program.
In order to comply with House Bill 3021, Deschutes County must cover its Search and Rescue
volunteers through its workers' compensation coverage, effective January 1, 2010. The volunteers will
be added to the County's current self - insured workers' compensation program.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Adding Search and Rescue volunteers to the County's workers' compensation program will cost $6,938
annually. Funds are available in the Risk Management budget to cover the cost of adding SAR
volunteers to the workers' compensation program.
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff recommends Board signature of Resolution No. 2009 -132, A Resolution Extending Workers
Compensation Coverage to Deschutes County Search and Rescuce Volunteers on January 1, 2010
ATTENDANCE: Erik Kropp, Risk Manager
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
Erik Kropp
Ken Harms
Sue Brewster
Captain Marc Mills
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LEGAL CO SEL
For Recording Stamp Only
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
A Resolution Extending Workers' Compensation
Coverage to Deschutes County Search & Rescue
Volunteers on January 1, 2010
RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -132
WHEREAS, HB 3021, passed by the Oregon legislature and signed by the Governor, requires local
governments to provide workers' compensation to Search and Rescue Volunteers effective January 1, 2010, and
WHEREAS, ORS 656.031 requires a resolution of the governing body declaring its intent to cowr
volunteer personnel through its workers' compensation program, and
WHEREAS, Deschutes County currently provides Specified Hazard Insurance for Search and Rescue
Volunteers, and
WHEREAS, the County will keep and maintain an active roster of Search and Rescue Volunteers 1,N
reporting purposes , now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHLTTI ,S
COUNTY, OREGON, as follows:
Section 1. Deschutes County elects to provide workers' compensation coverage to Search and Rescue
Volunteers effective January 1, 2010.
Section 2. Deschutes County will terminate the Specified Hazard Insurance for Search and Resc iae
Volunteers effective January 1, 2010.
DATED this day of , 2009.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, Chair
DENNIS R. LUKE, Vice Chair
Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner
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