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RESOLUTION NO.20-7227
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 733 AND ADOPTING A NEW RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR REGISTERED DISASTER SERVICE
WORKER VOLUNTEERS
WHEREAS, Section 8585.5 of the Government Code provides:
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) shall establish by rule and
regulation various classes of disaster service worker volunteers and the scope of the duties of each
class. Cal OES shall also adopt rules and regulations prescribing the manner in, which disaster
service worker (DSW) volunteers of each class are to be registered. All of the rules and
regulations shall be designed to facilitate the payment of workers' compensation; and
WHEREAS, Cal OES adopted rules and regulations establishing classes of DSW
volunteers, the scope of duties of each class, and the manner of registration; and
WHEREAS, Section 8612 of the Government Code provides:
Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by Cal OES
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8585.5 and substantially complies with those rules and
regulations shall be certified by the office. Upon that certification, and not before, the disaster
council becomes an accredited disaster council; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach adopted Resolution Number 733 on April 15, 1947
adopting rules and regulations established by the California State Disaster Council pursuant to
provisions of the military and veterans code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach has registered and will hereafter register DSW
volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach desires to become an "accredited disaster council"
organization in order that injured DSW volunteers registered with it may benefit by the provisions
of Chapter 10 of Division 4 of Part 1 of the Labor Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of City of Hermosa Beach hereby agrees to follow the
rules and regulations established by Cal OES pursuant to the provisions of Government Code
Section 8585.5. Resolution Number 733 is hereby rescinded.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of February, 2020.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
of the City
and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
20-7227
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Suja Lowenthal, Acting City Clerk of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 20-7227 was duly and regularly passed,
approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular
Meeting of said Council at the regular place thereof on February 25, 2020 by the following vote:
AYES: Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tempore Massey, Mayor Campbell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Dated: February 25, 2020
Suja Lowentfial, Acting —City Clerk