COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

October 18, 2004

BOARD MEETING DATE:

November 2, 2004

 

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:

M04-006

Bland, Charles

9/1/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property while in the Psychiatric Unit of the San Mateo County Medical Center.

 

A04-020

Campbell, Sally

10/12/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges a County of San Mateo vehicle that was backing out damaged her parked car.

 

G03-144

Darnell, Shirley 144

4/14/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges injuries while being removed and arrested at her vessel at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay.

G04-024

Hafezi, Mostafa

8/20/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the damages to his vehicle were due to a cracked manhole cover on Middlefield Road in Redwood City.

 

M03-034

Hebert, Colleen C. and

Michelle, et al.

4/1/04-4/3/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege medical practitioners, agents, and employees of Sequoia Hospital breached their fiduciary duty to Dr. Benjamin O. Hebert and were negligent and careless in his care and treatment resulting in death.

 

G04-021

McNeil, Jason

10/7/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges damaged personal property while at the check -point entry into the County Hall of Justice.

 

G04-025

Morales, Steven

9/23/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his release from the Maguire Facility.

 

G03-145

Rodriguez, Rolando Rene 145

4/20/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal injuries due to slipping and falling on a wet floor in the kitchen of the Maguire Facility.

 

M04-007

Saltanis, Marie

8/4/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property while a resident at the Burlingame Long Term Care Facility.

 

G04-026

Tellone, Valia 026

8/15/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges while a patron at the San Mateo County Fair, she tripped and fell over a garden hose striking her face on the ground.

 

G04-022

Ybona, Christopher M. 026

7/18/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, alleges personal injuries arising out of the failure of the County through its employees to ensure his safety while a prisoner at Hillcrest Juvenile Hall.

 

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.