COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

September 4, 2003

BOARD MEETING DATE:

September 9, 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:

 

M02-030

Bertucci, Barry Richard

6/23/03, 6/30/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimant's daughter, Rebecca S. Olson, alleges lost personal property that belonged to her father while he was admitted to the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

G02-144

Brackins III, A. Lionel

3/1/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was brutally beaten by police officers and suffered injuries intentionally caused by a County employee in the course of enforcing law.

 

G02-146

Deal, Steve

2/7/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges while riding his bicycle on Chestnut Street into Heller Street in Redwood City, he became stuck in a hole causing him to be thrown off his bicycle and onto the ground where he suffered serious injuries.

 

G03- 002

Fox-Navarra, Harriet

7/22/03 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges personal property damage during a physical altercation with an inmate at the Maguire Facility.

 

G02-143

Michelucci, Amber

1/20/03 Non-culpable

Claimant alleges she stepped into a hole while walking to her vehicle at 500 Peninsula Avenue in Burlingame and injured her ankle.

 

M02-028

Renteria, Humberto

4/20/03-4/24/03 Non-culpable

Claimant alleges personal injuries after medical treatment at the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

G02-142

Rodgers, Russell D.

6/13/03 Non-culpable

Claimant alleges he was physically assaulted by Officers while being escorted and was denied requested medical attention for the pain.

 

G03-001

Saleski, E. Michael

7/7/03 Non-culpable

Claimant alleges the structural damage to a rental truck is due to a tree limb at or near 3700 Pescadero Road that doesn't allow enough clearance over the road.

 

G02-145

Singleton, Peter

2/6/03 Non-culpable

Claimant alleges the removal of his child from his care by the Human Services Agency has caused him severe emotional distress, anxiety, and general damages.

 

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.