COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

 

BOARD MEETING DATE:

March 25, 2003

 

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 basis for excuse
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:

 

A02-015

21st Century Insurance/

Keleta, Tesfai

8/14/02 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege their vehicle was rear ended by a vehicle driven by an employee of San Mateo County.

 

G02-088

Gallegos, Geno

12/10/02 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was unable to have a fair hearing because his rights were substantially affected by the irregularity in the court hearing proceedings and the interference with the production of proof.

 

G02-087

Li, Gang Hao

1/20/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property while at Hillcrest Juvenile Hall.

 

M02-020

Mahafutau, Rossana

12/01/02 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property while being seen in the emergency room of the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

G02-080

N.V. Heathorn, Inc.

1/13/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the County failed to require a payment bond of Nielsen Dillingham Builders, Inc., the general contractor on the San Mateo County Health Care Center remodel project, causing lost compensation for its work on the County Health Care Center.

 

G02-037

United Services Automobile Assoc./Stockton, Darryl L.

9/16/02 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the temporary stop sign placed at the intersection of Capistrano and Highway 1 at the request of the California Highway Patrol fell over onto their insured's vehicle causing damage.

 

G01-169

Williams, Lovell

3/1/2002 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges breach of employment contract by being discharged on false and unfound grounds for convictions that rendered him unfit to perform his employment duties.

 
 

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT A LATE CLAIM

 

G01-170

Peters, Jessica (minor)

4/10/02 No statutory basis

for excuse

 

Claimant requests leave to present a late claim wherein she alleges mental and physical injuries, including an injury and laceration to her nose and right eye while participating in a physical education class in the gymnasium at Borel Middle School.

 

Vision Alignment

This item keeps the commitment of responsive, effective and collaborative government through goal number 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.