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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-10-18-06-03 Workmans Comp/Kurt Kirby . ,". RESOLUTION BPW 10-18-06-03 A RESOLUTION TO SUPPLEMENT WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR KURT KIRBY WHEREAS, the City of Carmel (the "City") provides worker's compensation benefits, which are equal to two-thirds of the employee's normal compensation, for employees who must take time off due to job-related injuries; and WHEREAS, the City automatically supplements worker's compensation benefits to allow an employee to receive his or her normal gross pay for the first forty-two (42) days of a compensable absence; and WHEREAS, continuation of the worker's compensation supplement after the initial forty-two (42) day period must be approved by the Board of Public Works and Safety; and WHEREAS, Kurt Kirby ("Kirby") was injured while performing his job duties on July 17,2006; and WHEREAS, Kirby has followed the prescribed course of treatment for his work injury, but has not yet been released by his worker's compensation physician to return to work; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of tile City to provide supplemental worker's compensation payments to Kirby beyond the initial forty-two (42) day period, allowing him to focus on his rehabilitation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety as follows: The City of Carmel will continue to supplement Kurt Kirby's worker's compensation payments, as outlined in Section 2-52 of Carmel City Code, until the earliest of the following: December 31, 2006; the date on which his worker's compepsation physician releases him to return to full-time work with the City; the date on which the City's worker's compensation carrier offers him a settlement for a permanent partial impairment or a permanent total disability; or, the date on which his employment with the City is terminated. SO RESOLVED. CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA By and through its Board of Public Works and Safety Dat!c;!;6 Iv 6 Date )o/Jrs/ol 10 / I e / Dlp Date ' / /o/tct", . Date