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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon Offord Hymes, Risk Manager
Date:	April 26, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Settlement of Claim, Jeffrey Nelson v. Contra Costa County

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/26/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Sharon Hymes-Offord 925.335.1450

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: April 26, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE this report concerning Jeffrey M. Nelson vs. Contra Costa County and AUTHORIZE payment from the Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund in an amount not to exceed $155,000, less permanent disability advances.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Workers' Compensation Internal Service Fund payment of $155,000, less permanent disability advances.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Case will not be settled.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

Attorney Tom M. Hinton, defense counsel for the County, has advised the County Administrator that within authorization an agreement has been reached settling the workers' compensation claim of Jeffrey M. Nelson vs. Contra Costa County. The Board's April 12, 2016 closed session vote was: Supervisors Gioia, Andersen, Peipho, Mitchoff - Yes. Supervisor Glover -Non participating. This action is taken so that the terms of this final settlement and the earlier April 12, 2016 closed session vote of this Board authorizing its negotiated settlement are known publicly.