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.. ·. AN ·OEPINANCE:· ADD: ING CERTAIN SECTIONS 'I'O CODIFIED
·.ORDI~ANCE NUMBER .TBREE· OF .TEE C'! TY OF PAIJ:r ALTO,,
~ P.ELATIVE TO WO.RlOlE?~S}' c~om>E:NS:ATIO:N AND PROVIDING
FO;R . CLAIZ.!S i:rE:EBEUNDER AND THEIR .p AYMENT, AND. THE
.. > IPiANTING7: OF. CERTAI?l LEAV'ES WITH PAY.
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. . . :< .. . The Council of the. City of Pa.lo Alto DC.
. ORDAI.N' ·as f'ollows: ·
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. (A) . On and a.t'te:r the eleventh day
of July-, 192';', the. City of Palq ;A1t·o shall earry
a spe·c1a.1 :f'uind to compensate c1aims :for injury,
:.si.ckne.:ss:;,, .d1.SS;b111ty, and death of it's officers and
employees~ .a.ti sing. out. of and du.ring the· course: of
t!ie:t~<employment... For the purpose ot establ1sh1ng
this f\1.nd, the. sum of $5000.00 :ta hereby appropriated 11 to: which sb.al:J.;. be adcled, beginning ·w1 th the fiscal
year 1~2·e..:1sz9, 'an annual sum equal ·co the annual
pJ:'emfum whic.h. the City of Pal.o Alto would pay,
approx:im:e.tely, to· the State Compensation Insurance
Fur.td were tlie city insured with the state,, and. such
a:dd!tional sU:.:ns as the Council ru.ay from time to t1roe
·?-eem necessary. ·
. (B) Sa.id fU.11d ahall be deposited
with the City Treasurer, and disbursed as herein
providecl on warrants drawn by the Cit7 Auditor.
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: ( C) . Said ftu1d shall also be used to
• pay the com~sat!on ot c1 ty off'ic:ta.~s and employees
on>leave w1:tb. ;pay, s.s b.o.rein provided~
Section 901,; COM?El~SATION REFEREES:
, '··· · A: Eo.ard or Compensation Referees is
.hereby creat.ed, :Jo: consist ex-officio .of the Mayor,
:the. Cha1rmeA of' .. the Boe.rd o.f Public Safety• Board
.. ot: Public Works. and the: BoBI"d of Public Library, and
a; member tb be se1ee ted by the C·i ty Council. The
Mayorshall be·the chairman of said .Bos.rd, the City
Clerk .sbill.2 be c.i~S. seeret~y,, ud the C1 ty Attorney
~hall impart~ally s.d•;ise both the said Board and all
cle.imant3 e..ppe.aring before i.t.
Section .902. ·FILING CLAIMS:
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CitY'·o.f Palo' Al to ·believing that they :have sustained
.· i~ompeD,sitable tnjttry in the course and d'iiring tll:eir
.' ·•!'lmplo.yment py this city.:ma:y .tile :.a .. cl.aim for eompenss.
f.;1.on; and thf.L legal rep.r£sentat·iv~s ~o.r any employee
·or otfieer .of. the·.cit-y<wlio·s:e death it 1s· .bl)lieved has
· :i~esu?ted out. or s1ekness ,or 1.njuey occurring during
fu1d .in the ·eo.urse of employment. by said city~ may. file
$t e:3.aim fo.'r' .compensati:on,;: the general law of the
s.tate ill i"egard to su.cb. c:ocpensation being exp:re:ssly
:made applic;able .to all proceedings un~er chis ordinance .. ·
Seetipn . 903 • . ;BJ:Q,UIR1~MEN:TS OF CLAIMS l.
. (Al All claims must be submitted in
writing, ,and mus;~ .be verified under oath by the party
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pre3.ent1ng them. The cl.aim mu.st contain a statement
cf 'the tilD.e, .place" and circumstancebf the injury,
sicJm,ess, d!s:a'b!lity or death, proof of employment,,
.and; a ~tatement· ot all/pertinent facts in reference
the~~t.o by th&' physic.!lins and/or su~geons wL.9 ·
atti~nde'd. sud: employee or off.1e1al;. and should a:tso
cori~t.a1n ... :the .n.am.es. ot ·witnesses to any a.ecident,etc.,
upon:whichth~ claim.is based. The City Attorney
will e.i.d appllcants, in. .presenting a proper claim to
the .. Board <;it Compensation Referees ..
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Secx·e~y o'f ss:i.d Eoa.:-d, 'the City. Cl.erk. The City
CieI'k upon receipt of.the same shall ascertain
whet.her or:.not it is· ·properly ver1r:ted, and the
ver'if1coat1on being satisfactory, s.hall thereupon
.. tile ·the s&me ,, noting. upon the wr1 ting the date and
ho;a:r or its: pres·ent,a.t,ion to him ..
·' •. . . (C) said'. cla.1.ma must be filed within the
time: prescr·ibed by'$ tate law•· the filing, of sud claim
:being• "notice to employer" as therein provided.
Section 904. · DUTIES OF SECRETARY:
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. When any claim is filed, the City Clerk,
secretary Q.f said Board, shall immediately notify the
chail"lllan .of said Board: and the City Attorney of
said .. filing.
Section 905 ... 'D'IJ!'IES OI-' CHAIRMAN:
Upon ~otification of the filing of any
cla11u, :Che Mayor as chairman of said Board shall call
a meeting of the Board, whi.ch shall be held not less
than.· three days no~ more than ten days after the
filing of said. ~la!m., for the considera,;t!on of the
s;ame .. , As soon as ,the time ·and place of said meeting
6.re d~.term!ned.; .the cla!.:ms.nt" shall be. notified the.reo:r,
and shall be in:to:rmed that at ·that time he will be
requ·:t'red to' present· all evidence on .bis behalf,
1nclu1ding t:ae·'teatimony of physicians or surgeons •
Said ·testill;l.ony shall be given ·o.nder oath, p:r-e.f'e:rs.bly
. in person, the Board havi~g the power to refuse, .in
its d:1seret1on,. the con~ideration of affidavits where
persol:1al atterida..."lce can be secured.;
Section 906.. POWERS OF :SOARD~-
The members or the Board shall meet
at. tb.e call o:f the chall7mari, sha.11 hear eviC.er"ce
under oath,. may subpo~n.a. wi.tnesses 1f' advisable..,
shaJ.1.a!'f'orc. the claimant the utmost consider~t1on
compatible w1th the: ends or justic.e; and upon the
.. · c·oncl:usfon ot the evidence, . shall make findings of'.
f'act ~!A.d · t.indings as, tc . 11abil1 ty ane as::.to t.Jie a.ward of
compm:ts:at~:cin, ·.ii' .. any is d.uec Three members .. of said
. ~'.~:shall con~tit-..:i.t:e ·a quorma. The Board~·, having
· .. conv~x:ted~ may ~u.journ when .necessary"· but all claim.s
shall, be.::aeted upon· within fifteen days from the
. subinis:sion ·o·f_. the. same. · · ... The Board shall have power
to· es:tabl1.sh ne.edfu.l .fo:rms and procedl:.re for the
.eonduc:t · 0£ its duties .. ·
Section 907 •. WIT:NESSES:
.. (.l'}: , All offie.ers and employees of the
c·i~;l'. c~t ?alo llto shall attend µ.pon said Board to
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giv:e ta.stimony when require~ to do so by said Board,
and .du:t'1ng the period of such attendance shall receive
their ·ii,_sil:al coJ:UJ)e:nsa~ion •..
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: . < (B) In addition~ sa1C! Bo·ard. shall have
th.e. ppwe·r>to: su:im.on before 1 t 3rl.Y res·ident or residents
0£ Pal;O'.;Al::to,, ana·wb&n such·person or persona are
•. p~~so:C:ally served wi .. th. said summo-ns ~ 1 t shall be a
I:lis.demeano,r for them. to fail to appear as ordered.
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. . . Cc)' 'JZ.b.en· 1n the discretion of ·a majority
of sa:!d Board, i:t appears that expert testimony on
any phase 9r ,questic·nS: i1ecessary to' the settlement
of z.uch: cle.ims· is. neieded., it may suimnon experts, such
.·. a:s ·· phys::tC:tans and · StLi)geons, to . g1 ve expert tes t1mony;
·and the cost .Ci'£• said services above and over the · ·.
witness. fees allowed by law sha'l:l be~· payable :rrom the
c1 t;y. compensation !'t::nd.
. (D) An.y witnesses or.witness· su.n:imoned
to. g!ve ~e.stimony a.~1 herein· pr~vided shall be. entitled
to. re:eeive ·the wi tm1ss te-es and mileage allowed by
law in c1·'111 suits, a.nC. the sa.i:o.e shall be a charge
against the city coD1pensation fu.nd ..
(E) · iho City Auditor is hereby authorized
to _draw. warranta foJ• the payment of the witness fe-a:s
herein provided. upozl recei v1ng a certified. copy or tho
minutes or the said Boe.r.d, decreeing siieh payment.,
signed "by: the Cha1n:uin of said Board., and provided
that' tb.e.,"s.tr!Ount sta:ted in such order shall be for 9.
Sun! certain .. ·
··Section 908. PROCEDURE:
. The p~.·ocedure of said. .Board ot Compe:nsati on
Reterees·st.AJ,l be in.formal~. and designed to give speedy
and sttbstant1:al justice in, .the matter of the determination
of .cl~ims, and 3hall be subject to the general rules
app'lj;e~P.le to . hearir:~gs of clai.ms before the state
.IndustrialAccident Commission •
;jection 909. AWA.':fil
.·As soon as the Board shal~ make findings
o:r ·f"ac·t .. and deten"";!ne on the amount of the award,
1t-s~9.ll:•eause the seme to be entered in writing on
.the minute's .of the saiC. Board; and a certified copy
·o.rc.s.;ai.d awe.rd shall ::oe. given to the City .Auiitor.
Tl:ie· e.Ua:!tor, upon rei:::eipt of said certified co-py of award
·ls: hereby d.irected" ·tt> dra,:.v a wa.r;('a."lt and deliver the
. s.a"lle :in the sum or ·s-.:.tw..s prov!.ded, to the successful
. claimants' upon .sucli terms or cond1 tions as are
. ·prescribed by said, :&lard, an.d ·shall charge the sum
. •so 'drawn to the city compensation insurance fund.
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Se~tion 9l0. A?l?E.AL:
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The dec1s:1.ons o! s.a.id Bc.ax-C. shall be
final; ·wb.e:re it is show:i~ that claimant personally
. or by at:tor:n:e7 appeared before said 'bos.r.d, and testimony
was taken; subject hows·~er, to the r:tght of appeal
to the .. In.dustrial Accid<:~nt Com:mis.si.on, e.s provided
b.y sta.:te l.aw.
'' Section 911. RUI~S FOR DETERMINING LIABILITY:
.The law governing a.nd stating liabll.ity,
definitions of terms, c1ount of compensation,
11m1 tations and procedure, so. :far a.s i.s applicable,
set t.or-th: in. any and all aets of the legislature ot the :State o_,f.. Calitornia governing workmens' compensat1on
shall ·con t:r.ol: ae.1.C. Boa.rd in 1 ts opera ti.on and determina
tion, and said. laws shall :govern all applications.
Whenever liabi'lity as in:.posed by state law may exist
against the City.it shall be the duty of said. Board or
Compensation Referees to·.make the awards, su.bject to
the; r~1gh.t .of" .claimants to~ appeal to th.e State Industrial
Acci<tent· Ccimmi.ssion.
Sec t1on 912 ~ AGR2.:EMENT '.PO .SUBMIT CLAiii.S TO BOARD:
~cb. and -~~ve:ry officer, employee or
o-ther person as defined b;r the stats laws governing
wor~ens·' ~mpensatiO?l h()real"ter employed by the C1 ty
ot Palo Al to, t:l.i"ld for wh<::1se injury the c1 tJ' might
oecor:.te liable shall, upor1 tc.king employrneu:t. be asked
to sign the ~ollow:!.r.g sti.pulation:
Palo A1to,Cal1forn.ie.
r.I, . , employed or
·appointed as an of the
City of Palo Alto, do hereby agree w:!th said
c:tty that 1n case of any' accident,. in:jur;r,
or d:1.sab11i ty, · arisi:n.g out of the course or
my employraent, I. wj.11 present any claim which
I: may :ha,.1e for compensation to the Board of
Compensation : .. efe:rees ot ss.1d city for their
adjudicat.i9n; .and agree that I will not seek
any othe.~ rewedy a.f.forded me until after
dete~rrdnatlo.n of the same by said Board. I
dc:i .this volur1tariJ::y of m.y own volition ..
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Section 913. Ft!LL PAY: ._,.,. __
.... · . . ~•here it !.s determined by said Board
tha.'t th.;; si;C:knass,. or. inJury concerned is such as to"
render the ci.ty liable ,fol~ the paT-Jlen.t of compensati~n
unde.r state law,,. the eliliw.ut shall be entitled t:o
full pay J:or the .f:trst:Jnou.th during which he is
totally disabled.and preven.ted from working, as
evidenced· by a licensed physician or .s':lrgeon; provide.d
·. however that this shElll apply . only to those e:itployees
and, o:rt1¢.i:a:l.s who have se1:oved the ei ty continuously f.·or . a 1potl0d:. of not less_ than one , year... A:fter tho
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, first month of' suc'l:i: dis~b111ty compensation shall
be determined as laid down in state law.
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Section 914 .• ,, SI.CK LEA VE:.
. . . .Upon application to said Board,
. a1:companied by the statement o!' the physic!an or
· ·surgepn. in. attendar.1.c~~: any officer or employee of
the C:it.y may be allowed f-a.ll pay for a period of
not to. _elr.ceed twenty (20) days of each year for
ab~~nc~, on account of ordinary sickness 0£ any
physi~~l · accident, .not a.rising .. necessarily out of
the. coiir;se of employtment; provided that this shall
. apply only to tb.o.se officials :,_or e.mployees of this
·city .who have served as su.c.b. for a. period of at
le~st,' farelve months. continuously preceding such
sickness or acc1dan.t.
·Section 915 .. PAYMENTS OF I.EAVE:
A cer,tified copy or the order-of the
Board .!n the case of sick leave, when presented to
the. city auditor,, lJb.all be b.1s a1.i tb.or1 ty to pay the
< su:ril 1 _sp€ici:f'ied ·to the claimant from the .city comr;~nsa-·
tio!i. i\md 1 a:a.d lle shall on such presentation draw
and .&i:llYer a warra.nt to the cle.1..'llant for tiie pa~ent
of the same., .
Section 916. F.EPORTS;
The s~id Bos.rd shall report from ti::ne
to time to the· City Council as required concerning
a.11 cla.inis .passed upon, and. stating the a.r:iount of
· ·funds 6n ha::i.d ir.1. the cor~pensation fund.
The Boa.rd shali rei1de:r from ti:ne to
time a report to the State Indust;r1al Accident
Co::rimilision giving a brief' resume' or the nature of
claims' paid,, and the a.mounts thereofl T.b.e Of'f'!ce
Manager shall ca.use such r·eports to be .prepa.z·etl,,
and the_y shall be .fo~arded by the City Attorney
to: sa.1.d State Cor.:i..'nission.
Section 917 .. WAGE SCALE:
. . . . !n co::nputing any and all sums due unde.i."
this ord.inance, the officer or employee shall be
entitled tc compensatl:on fi'gured on tb.e basis of
the pay recelved w,b.en disability or injury oecurred.
Where. the employment; 1s by the mont:b., tb.e fixed sum
established as the compensation therefor shall be
the ·basis o·f computation.. Where employment is o:ri a.
day basis, the. mont:b. shall consist of thirty days,
·excluding 'staJ:e holtdays » a..'rld o.ny holiday decls.r~d
by the. City Cour.r.cil. Unless otherwise pro,1ided by
stat.s ;la·in,· under the compensation acts sums due or
instBJ.lments tnereo.f shall be payable monthly. . .
Section 9J.8. PAYMENTS :EE!IDING FD.AI:. DETUUiiINATION:
. W'.o.en1;}ver it shall appear upon hearing
of a claim, that th·~ liability of the city is
established, and wh1ere the ends or justice require
it,. the. Board may o:rder pa.rt pe.yru:ents of compensation
to;~o.e:. made .. to a.'ly p13rson entitled thereto, to 'be
. ~:credited toward any final award 1!1 the matter; such
partial· a11ards to b 1~ made only inc cases of urgent
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need,· arid not in an a::nount to exceed the minimun com:oen·
sat1on to which. the Board. has determined the claimant
to be entitled.
Section 919.. _ FMSAGE:
Tb.is ordinance·, of sections 900-920
inclusive;. is declared to be an emergency ord.:t.nance by
re~on o~-the !'act that the insurance· of the c1t:r.t6r
corilp~nss.ti:On o.f: cla1m.s fol" 1n~u.ry end. death 13 about
to expir~:· -J1pon pass.age,· the Cle:rk is <!1rected to
pos~·.s. copy. of tllis ordi.:o.ance on· the bullet1n board -
at t·he city hall, and to forward certitied copies
of-this ordinar.1.ce to the Industrial Accide:n.t ·co::mni:ss1on
o:f .th~ ·state. of Calif o.rn1a, and to the S.tate Compensa
tion Insurance Fund -or the State of Cali.forn1a,, and
the 0£fi-ce Manager is hereby directed to .cause ea.ch
employee.and official. of this city to receive a copy
of this ordinance. This ordinance ehall take
eff'ect upon passage$
Sec ti on 920. COUNCIL iYIETiiEER.:
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_ .---Fl•ank G. Hoge is hereby constituted
and appointed the representative cf the City Council
or the City of PaJ..o t,l to on the' Board ot: Compensation
Re.:f'e-reeS, to .serve a~: -su:c.h during his term of office,
or until othe:r"11ise c1i·der~d by the Council.
The ~•bove and foregoing ordina..'i.ce
was 1ntroducee. at a 1•egular meeting of the Coul'lcil
of the City of Palo .i~lt.o held on the llth day of
·Jul1,, 1927 ,: and by unanimous c·onsent, was passed
a.s an emergericy ordi~ui.nce, by the following ~1ote:
AYES:
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