HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 11-18RESOLUTION NO. 11-18
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 CITY VOLUNTEERS AND THE NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEERS ENTITLED TO SUCH BENEFITS.
WHEREAS,on July 18,2006,the Mayor and City Council
adopted Resolution No.06-30,which established workers'
compensation benefits pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-901.06, for unpaid
city volunteers in the Police Department,who perform law
enforcement support services through its auxiliary volunteer
program,as well as through 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 city volunteers be calculated
differently than premiums for volunteer reserve police officers
previously covered under Resolution Nos. 06-30 and 09-41; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to A.R.S.§ 23-901.06,city volunteers
may be deemed to be employees and entitled to the workers'
compensation benefits upon the passage of a resolution or
ordinance defining the nature and type of volunteer work and
number of workers entitled to such benefits.
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 basis for computing compensation benefits and premium
payments for city volunteers under A.R.S. § 23-901.06 shall be
Four Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($400.00) per month divided by
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100 times an industry -wide multiplier determined by the Arizona
Municipal Risk Retention Pool.
SECTION 2 - NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEERS:
That the number of city volunteers eligible for workers'
compensation coverage is 95 as long as these volunteers perform
law enforcement support services provided through victim
assistance programs,auxiliary patrol and the animal control
division of the Apache Junction Police Department.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS 16TH DAY OF WWI,2011.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 16TH DAY OF AUGUST ,2011.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
6.9
RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
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N S. INSALACO
Mayor