Res 179RESOLUTION NO. i 7 9
~ESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF POWAY
RELATIVE.TO WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS
FOR REGISTERED VOLUNTEER DISASTER SERVICE WORKERS
WHEREAS, Section 8580 of the Government Code (Chapter 1454,
Statutes 1970) provides:
"The Emergency Council shall establish by rule and regu-
lation various classes of disaster service workers and
the scope of the duties of each class. The Emergency
Council shall' also adopt rules and regulations prescrib-
ing the manner in which disaster service workers of each
class are to be registered. All such rules and regulations
shall be designed to facilitate the paying of workmen's
compensation." and
WHEBEAS, The California Emergency Council has adopted rules and
regulations establishing classes of disaster service workers, the scope of
duties of each class, and the manner of registration of such volunteer
disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code (Chapter 1454, Statutes
1970) provides:
"Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the
rules and regulations established by the california
Emergency Council pursuant to the provisions of Section
8580 and substantially complies with such rules and regu-
lations shall be certified by the Emergency Council. Upon
such certification, and not before, the disaster council
becomes an accredited disaster council." and
WHEREAS, the City of Poway has registered and will hereafter
register volunteer disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, the city of Poway desires to become an "accredited disa-
ster council" organization in order that injured disaster service workers
registered with it may benefit by the provisions of Chapter 10 of Division
4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Poway hereby agrees
to follow the rules and regulations established by the California Emergency
Council pursuant to the provisions of Section 8580 of the Government Code.
The city Clerk is hereby instructed to send a certified copy hereof
to the California Emergency Council.
1981
PASSED and ADOPTED this 10th day of November ,
ATTEST:
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