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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
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