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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Ronald Harvey, Risk Manager
Date:	February 24, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Final Settlement of Claim Duane Struntz v. County of Contra Costa, WCAB No. 52235

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/24/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Ron Harvey, Risk Manager (335-1443)

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 24, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE this report concerning the final settlement of Duane Struntz and authorize payment from the Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund in an amount not to exceed $55,000, less permanent disability payments.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund payment of $55,000, and continuing of $17,820 and liability for lifetime medical care.

BACKGROUND:

Mary Jo Castruccio, Assistant Risk Manager/Workers' Compensation, has advised the County Administrator that within authorization, an agreement has been reached settling the workers' compensation claim of Duane Struntz v. Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Board's February 3, 2009 closed session vote was Supervisors Gioia, Uilkema, Piepho, Bonilla, and Glover - Yes.

This action is taken so that terms of this final settlement and the earlier February 3, 2009 closed session vote of this Board authorizing its negotiated settlement are known publicly.