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1986-011-Declaring Reserve Police Officers To Be Employees Of The Town Of Los Gatos In The Event That The Reserves Are Not Covered Under The California Emergency Services Act For Workers' CompensationRESOLUTION NO. 1966-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DECLARING RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS TO BE EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS IN THE EVENT THAT THE RESERVES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION. WHEREAS, State Compensation Insurance Fund provides workers' compensation insurance for disaster service workers; and WHEREAS, reserve police officers of the Town of Los Gatos are, considered disaster service workers under the provisions of California Labor Code Section 3211.92; and WHEREAS, under the authority of Labor Code Section 3352.94, disaster service workers are not considered employees for purposes of workers' compensation coverage of the public agency using their services; and WHEREAS, State Compensation Insurance Fund has refused to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for reserve police officers; and WHEREAS, Labor Code Section 3363.5 provides that the governing body of a public agency may adopt a resolution declaring a person who performs voluntary services without pay for that agency to be an employee of said agency for purposes of providing him workers' compensation coverage while performing such services. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Los Gatos as follows: 1. The above recitals are found to be true and correct. 2. In the event that reserve police officers of the Town of Los Gatos are not covered for purposes of workers' compensation insurance under the California Emergency Services Act, said reserves shall be deemed to be employees of the Town of Los Gatos for the limited purpose of providing them with workers' compensation coverage while performing services for the Town. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the town of Los Gatos held on the 21st day of January 1986 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Joanne BenJamin, Eric D. Carlson, Thomas J. Ferrito, Brent N. Ventura and Mayor Terrence J. Daily NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None SIGNED 2Q�� S - r . �. f UF L U O ATTEST: y! L' CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GAS