Resolution 15182CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15182
RESOLUTION BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
ALAMEDA RELATIVE TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS
FOR REGISTERED DISASTER SERVICE WORKER VOLUNTEERS
WHEREAS, Section 8585.5 of the Government Code provides:
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
shall establish by rule and regulation various classes of disaster
service worker volunteers and the scope of the duties of each class.
Cal OES shall also adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner
in which Disaster Service Worker (DSW) volunteers of each class are
to be registered. All of the rules and regulations shall be designed to
facilitate the payment of workers' compensation; and
WHEREAS, Cal OES adopted rules and regulations establishing classes of DSW
volunteers, the scope of duties of each class, and the manner of registration; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code provides:
Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and
regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the provisions of
Section 8585.5 and substantially complies with those rules and
regulations shall be certified by the office. Upon that certification, and
not before, the disaster council becomes an accredited disaster
council; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has registered and will hereafter register DSW
volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda desires to become an "accredited disaster
council" organization in order that injured DSW volunteers registered with it may benefit
by the provisions of Chapter 10 of Division 4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Alameda hereby agrees to follow
the rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the provisions of
Government Code Section 8585.5.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the forgoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 21 st day of June 2016, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie
and Mayor Spencer — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 22nd day of June 2016.
Lara Weisiger ty Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Janet C/,K ern, City Attorney
City of Alameda
The Clerk /Recorder is hereby instructed to send a certified copy hereof to Cal OES.
Mail a certified copy to: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Preparedness Branch
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655