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.. . (B) · Said eli:lims shall be filed with tb.e City
Attol'D:ey, subject to ·the time limits as p:~·eseribed by
· state law,,. and: the :filj~g of said claim shall be trnotice
to employer" a:s proVidE~d in the State statutes relating to
worlanen' s compensation.. · ...
· .• ···· · .. Sec. 904.. Wl:Len any claim is filed and appears
in :due .form and. complete, the City Attorn•=:y shall noti.f'y
the chairman 0£ said Bc1ard.
· ···. · · . Se.c. 905. Ui;t0n notice ot the f':tling of' any claim,,
the chairman shall con:v·ene the :Soard at tlle earliest
practicable time, givirl:g reasonable notic1~ to claimant,, and
reqU:tring him·.· to· presen.t: all evidence on his beha1£ at that
time:.:. Su~: eVidence may be personal test:Lmony, or af.fidav1ts,
where the Board deem~r ·them suffie:le:nt.
Provided,,. that the Boa.rd may in its discretion,
dispense :with the affidavits or personal appearance o:f
pe~sons ·:entitled legally by the . laws of' the State to give
· medicar or su:rgical treatment in: support c~r their statements
o'£ the coridi tion of any imt.u;oed. or d1sabl1?d employee, or
their bills. for services, ·where the reports or statements
rendered are deemed suf.tic:tent and authen:::.ic. In cs.ses
in:v:'o1ving·tota.l di.sability or death, affidavits shall be
required.· ·
·sec. 906~ .f.Q:iVERS OF BO~
. The· member S o:r the Board S~ll itieet at the City
ball .at the call ·of the chairman; sh.all reeisi ve evidence;
may subpo~a .. W1 me:ss·es :Lf advisable; shal:L afford t..he
cla1mantthe utmost con:sideration compatible with the e.nds
oi"' justice·;.. and upon thie conclusion of the evidence, shall
.make :tindings of_ fact alld findings as to liability and award
o(compe~sation;, if' a:ny is due. Two membHrs of said Board
shall. constitute .a. quorum. The Board, ha1ring convened, may
adjourn when necessary; but all claims sh~~ll be acted upon
'within>fitteen ·day-s froztt the submission of the same. The
Board· shall have the po~rer to establish nE:edful forms and
proeedure· tor the eohduc:rt if :tts duties: ~ ' ~ . ~
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Sec. 907. lljfil.JElS.SES:
. . {A) All offi(~ers a.n.d e~ployes c1 r t.he City of
Palo Alto shall attend ttpo.n said Board to gi"tre testimony
when requi.red to' do so by said Board, and dui·ing the period
of such a t.tendance ·shall receive their usual compens:a tion.
" tB} In addi t:i.on, said Board shall have the power
to summon ~fore· it 8IJ.Y resident or residents of Palo Alto;
and when 5och person or persons are personally served with
said s1lmm.ons~ it shall tie a misdemeanor for t.hem to .fail to
appear as ordered.
. tC) When in. the discretion of a majority or said
Board~ it appears that·e:spert testimony on any phase of
quE!,stions· necessary to the settlement of. s·~ch claims is
n~ed~ it m~y summon ex:perts, such as physicians and
s~e§n.~::;i, to-.;give expert testimony; ·.and t::i.e cost of such
services above and over the W'!tness fees allowed by law1 shall ·be payable from the city co1t1.pens.n t10J1 fund.
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p · (D) my witness' or witnesses summoned to give
• tes:tiinony as herein pr,ovided shall be entitled to receive
the: witness .fees and r.a.ileage allowed by law in civil suits.;
and the same sha.li be ,a chariJ$ against tbe eity com.pensat1oa rttad. .
iJ) lhe City .~udi tor. is h~reby'. authorized to draw
warrants for tb.e paym.eJ:it of the witness fees herein proVided,
·upon recei v:L.~g a claim for sµch payment, signed by the.
Chairma..i.'"l of said Board, or two of its mem.'bers, .and provided
thatthe amount stated· in such claim shall be for a sum
certain;~ . .
Sec. 908., fil!OCEDURE:
_ , , . The pro9edu-;-~~ of said Board of Gompensa tion
Heferees shall be' infoz·mal, and designed to give speedy
arid sub·stantial justice! in the matter of the determination of claiJns, . and. shs.ll be1 subject to the general rules
applicable to. hearings: ot: claims before :Che State Boards
for determination of these matters.
Sec. 909. A1'1~:
As soon ·as tb.e Board shall make findings o! fact
· and determine on the am:ount or the award, 1 t s:tiall cause
the same to be entered in writing on the ::ninutes of the
said Board; and a claim. upon the City of l~alo Al to shall be
prepared,. there.f'or • . The Audi tor, upon rec-1;ipt o! said claim
signed by the chairman. of the Board, or t·.vo. of its members,
··is .hereby directed to draw a warrant and deliver the same,
in..the sum.· or sums provided,to the succes,s.ful claimants,
upon:· such· terms or conditions as are presi:;ribed by. said
BOard, and shall charge the sum so· drawn, to .the city
compensation insurance .f'und. The Auditor shall report the
number.and amount of said awards, and the names of claim
~ts to CoIJl!tlittee No. 5 and tl;l.e Council, <3ach month.
.!:ri all claims for death ·or total disability,
the· said· Board. sh~'lll .. enter its findings of fact and the
aniou:o..t of award; and th1ereupon, shall transm.i. t the. same
throtigh ·the City Attorniey to the State Industrial Accident
Commi·ssfon, together with a sworn st~tement or claimant
that he or she. will acc(~pt the si:lm awarded in full payment
of said claim against this city; and such award shall not
become.finaluntil it has receiv.ed the approval of the Statw
·comm1s.sion:; and .th~ Audj~tor shall not pay out any· sum
· awarded .in such claims ·1.:mtil such approval ha;s been g1 ven,
and until speci:f"ic d1rec:tions are given by the City Council,
by resolutlon, !or such paym.ent.
Sec. 910. Af!!EAL:
The decis:tons •:)f .said Board . shall be final, where
i.t 1.s show that claimant persona1ly or by attorney appeared
before said Board, and t~~sti.mony was taken subject, however,
to the right of appeal t<> the Industrial Lccident Commi.ssiom,
as proVided 'by State J..aw •. ·
See. 911. mJlit"S FQR DETERM!NG I:•l1d3JLITY:
· . The law governing and stating l:tability,, .
de~1nit1ons of terms, amount of eompensa tj"on, 11m1 ta.tions
and procedure, so far as :is applicable, se~t .forth in any
and~ all acts of the leg.i.sla ture of the Sts. te o:t California
wor,kmeri's ccmpensatiihzi shall control said Board in its oper
ation,s and determinations:~ and said. laws ~:hA.11 ~overn all
api.)lieations ..
W henever liability as imposed by State law may
eXist against -the City, it shall be the JtLty of said Board
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of Compensation Referees to make the awa.:rds, Sl;Lbj ect to
the .r·!gh~: of claimants to appeal to the State Industrial
Aecide:o.t C:ommission~
T'n.e said Board s:hall be governed 1n all :ma. tters
of compensation, so :far a.:;: applicable, o:r the Statutes 0£
the State relative to worli:m.en's compensation; the decisions
ot: t!,te court the:r_-eunder; and. the rules a1iopted by the State
Compen®.tion Insurance Boa;rds or agencie; may be applied,
as·~pplicable .. ·
Sec .. 912.
· ... · . Wnenever an employee of the Ci·~y of Palo Al to is
. irij.ured: 'by .. the a"c't1onable negligence or a.ny person or per
s·ons whereby .the City of Palo Al to beco.m~!s liable for com
pensation and pays the sa1ne, 1 t shall be the duty of the
City At.torney to .'.bring sw.t to recover against said party
or parties to the extent trat the City of Palo Alto may be
co)D.e subrogated; and any moneys :received in such actions
shall be paid :tnto the con1pensation tund·'·)
Sec .. 913 ..
Claimants shall be entitled, upon proof o! their
claims o.f disability, to payment of componsation pl"'ovided by
.State law: Provided that the Council or any Board of the
City whe!'.e funds are avai:Lable may in thoir discretion pay
the emplo:y:;ee th~ 4if'!erenc:e between , said award and the f'uJ.l
pay norma!ly rece1 ·1ed, f OJr-a period not ·:;o exceed thirty-one
working days, or less, following the injury or disability •
Sec .. 914 •
. · .·. . The cost of the necessary sp;pplies to be furnished
through .the Office Manage;~,, for the use ·:>f the Board, shall
be:· a·. charge :against the ci::>mpensa ti on !"un1:l, and shall be
charged against the same by the City Audi.tor ..
Sec. 915.
The minutes of the Board of Co:·npensation Referees
sliall be f'iled with the C:l.ty Clerk, and shall be attested by
the chai.rman and the secr 1etary of the be.a.rd.
The Board shall select a secretary from its number,
or in lieu thereof', the C:l.ty Clerk, City Attorney, or their
deputies may, as requested by said Board, so a·::t.
It is hereby de 1::lared that an 1s:mergency exists in
that the Board of Co.mpensation Referees as now constituted
·cannot be convened and claims exist demanding action under
the law· of: the State 0£ California.
'The above and f1:iregoing ordinance was duly intro.
duced at a meeting of the Council of the City o:f Palo Alto,
held on .,the _27th day of August, 1929, and was thereafter
passed by :unanimous conseJ:l.t as an emergency ordinance on tb.e
2'?th day o:f AugUst, 1929, by the following vot•a:
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·AYr!S:
Bertsche, Cathca:l:"t, Christ~nse;r., Hobart, Johnson,
Kell~, :Mosher,.TJ1oits, Thom.as.
Noes: None
ABSENT:. Jl1$.S Baugh, Lausten, Reynolds., .:Its Thomas, Whisler,
Wood..'
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