1994-062 - Affirming that persons who perform voluntary service without pay for the Town shall be deemed an employee of the Town for purposes of the State Workers' Compensation lawsRESOLUTION 1994 -62
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AFFIRMING THAT PERSONS WHO PERFORM VOLUNTARY SERVICE
WITHOUT PAY FOR THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS SHALL BE DEEMED
AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TOWN FOR PURPOSES OF THE STATE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS
WHEREAS, the purpose of the California Workers' Compensation laws is to provide
protection to persons providing service to employers regardless of the fault of any person
and to further provide a non - adversarial process for medical treatment and compensation;
and
WHEREAS, volunteers provide invaluable service to the Town and are becoming
more and more vital to the continued provision of many public services to Town residents;
and
WHEREAS, inclusion of registered volunteers will provide the volunteers with
protection and benefits should injury occur to the volunteers while in the course of
employment by the Town.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1'1' IS RI,SOLVI3ll,
1. Pursuant to Labor Code § 3363.5, the Town declares that volunteers to the Town
shall be considered employees of the Town for purposes of workers' compensation laws only
when the following conditions are met:
a. The volunteer has completed and submitted the Town's volunteer
application form: and
b. The Town has accepted and approved the volunteer for service, and that
approval and acceptance is Current; and
C. The volunteer is injured during the course of performing service that has
been autlha'iMl and directed by the Town for that volunteer; and
d. The volunteer is receivim. no remuneration for the service, other than
meals, transportation, lodging, or reimbursement for incidental expenses, from any
Other agency or person.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town
of Los Gatos, California, held on the 18th day of April, 1994 by the following vote.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Patrick O'Laughlin
Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
MAYOR O 'HE TOWN LOS GATOS
LOS GAT(, CALIFOP.N
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF TLIE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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