HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 21-04-04 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-04-04
of the
City Manager
City of Eugene, Oregon
CONFIRMING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE
FOR CITY VOLUNTEER POLICE OFFICERS (POLICE
RESERVES).
The City Manager of the City of Eugene f'mds that:
A. ORS 656.031 (2) provides that a City may provide Workers' Compensation coverage
for volunteer personnel by declaring its intent through adoption of a resolution of its governing body.
B. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the ]Eugene Charter of 2002, the
City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City, specifically authorized to appoint,
remove, and &rect all employees (except as otherwise provided in the Charter), and to enforce all
ordinances of the City. The powers granted therein to the C~ty Manager are exclusive, and there~br~
the City Manager is reqmred to make the determination under ORS 656.031 (2).
C. Section 7-210 of the City's Administrative Pohcies and Procedures Manual, which
has been approved by the City Manager, provides that the City provides workers' compensation
benefits for all regular, limited duration and temporary employees and reserve police officers through
a selMnsured, self-administered program. No volunteers except reserve pole, ce officers are covered
under the workers' compensation program.
D, The State of Oregon Workers' Compensation D/vision has requested that the City
provide it with appropriate documentation of the City's coverage reflected in F~nding C above.
Now, therefore,
The City Manager of the City of Eugene Orders that:
1, Based on the above findings~ which are hereby adopte& I hereby reaffirm the intent
of the City of Eugene to provide workers' compensation benefits through a self-insured, self-
administered program for City of Eugene volunteer police officers (reserve police officers), as set
forth in Section 7-210 of the C~ty's Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual ("APPM'*L No
volunteers are covered under the workers' compensation program except reserve police officers.
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2. The Risk & Benefits Manager for the City of Eugene is requested to ~brward a copy
of this Order, together with a copy of Section 7-210 of the City's APPM to the Workers'
Compensation Division of the State of Oregon
Dated and effective this~~f March, 2004.
~//~,~>~ Dennis M. Taylor
, ~ ~ City Manager
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