HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 11-17RESOLUTION NO. 11-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,ESTABLISHING A SALARY
EQUIVALENT FOR PURPOSE OF COMPUTING WORKERS'
COMPENSATION INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND COMPENSATION
BENEFITS FOR VOLUNTEER RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE
NUMBER OF OFFICERS ENTITLED TO SUCH BENEFITS.
WHEREAS,on July 18,2006,the Mayor and City Council
adopted Resolution No.06-30,which,pursuant to A.R.S.§ 23-
901.06,established workers'compensation benefits for unpaid
volunteers in the Police Department who perform law enforcement
support services through its auxiliary volunteer program,as
well as its victim assistance and animal control division
general support functions; and
WHEREAS,on August 19,2009,the Mayor and City Council
passed and adopted Resolution No. 09-41, which increased to 100
the number of police volunteers who could be covered under
workers'compensation insurance,from 45 as originally approved
and adopted in Resolution No. 06-30; and
WHEREAS,the Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool has
recently advised that statutory guidelines require premiums for
workers'compensation benefits for volunteer reserve police
officers are calculated differently than premiums for benefits
for other City volunteer workers previously covered under
Resolution Nos. 06-30 and 09-41; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-901(d), the governing body
of a city shall establish a salary equivalency for workers'
compensation,premium payments and compensation benefits for
volunteer reserve police officers serving on a full-time or
part-time basis without pay,equal to the beginning salary of
the same rank or grade in full-time paid service.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Apache Junction as follows:
SECTION 1 - SALARY EQUIVALENCY:
That the salary equivalent for reserve police officers is $3,807
per month for the purposes of premium payments and compensation
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benefits under the workers'compensation provision of A.R.S. §
23-901(d).
SECTION 2 - NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS:
That the number of volunteer reserve police officers eligible
for workers' compensation coverage is 5.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS 16TH DAY OF MOST ,2011.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 16TH DAY OF AUGUST ,2011.
JDfiN S. INSALACO
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
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