COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Employee and Public Services Department
DATE:					November 5, 2001
BOARD MEETING DATE:					November 20, 2001
TO:		Honorable Board of Supervisors
FROM:		Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services Priscilla H. Morse, Risk Manager
SUBJECT:		Disposition of Claims Filed Against County
Recommendation Deny the claims listed below.
Background Under authority of Resolution No. 35006 and Ordinance No. 2321, the Board directed the Director to process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board.
Discussion The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:
Claim #			Claimant	Recommended Board Action and Basis
	Claims recommended for denial:
M00-016			Garcia, Carlos	10/01 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges professional negligence by a doctor for a prescription of medication that has led to his inability to walk.
M00-031			Rehab Specialists	6/6/01 Non-culpable
			Claimants allege their wheelchair was left unattended in a storage room at the San Mateo County Health Center and removed by an unknown person.