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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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Employee and Public Services Department
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DATE:
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March 22, 2005
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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March 29, 2005
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services
Steven M. Rossi, Risk Manager
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SUBJECT:
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Disposition of Claims Filed Against County
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Deny the claims listed below.
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VISION ALIGNMENT:
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Commitment: Provide responsive, effective, and collaborative government.
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Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.
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BACKGROUND:
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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.
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DISCUSSION:
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The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:
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Claim #
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Claimant
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Recommended Board
Action and Basis
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Claims recommended for denial:
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M04-017
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Baylosis, Aileen
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2/23/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property by the pharmacy.
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G04-069
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Echeverria, Jorge
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2/6/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his release from jail.
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G04-081
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Fisher, Rudolph
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2/2/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges breach of confidentiality and privacy by jail staff opening his legal mail.
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G04-072
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Huang, Victor
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8/13/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges bodily injury due to a protruding branch on the stump of a tree at the Cypress Golf Course.
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G04-071
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Hughes, Marilyn
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12/20/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges negligence and intentional endangerment of her daughter by the District Attorney's Office have caused her family great pain and suffering.
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G04-067
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Jernigan, Gary V.
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12/10/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges loss of freedom, companionship and infliction of severe emotional distress due to the conspiracy and implementation of an illegal policy to incarcerate offenders by those associated with the BRIDGES Program.
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G04-067B
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Jernigan, Gary V.
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12/10/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges public employees illegally conspired to ensure the failure of Proposition 36 and its offenders to promote their interests both political and financial by denying his rights to personal freedom.
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G04-067C
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Jernigan, Gary V.
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12/10/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges that officials who supervise, prosecute, issue decisions, and are appointed to represent offenders covered by Proposition 36 have conspired to discriminate more against African American probationers who violate a nonviolent drug related condition than White probationers.
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G04-070
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Muxfeldt, David
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12/30/04 Non- culpable
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Claimant alleges while driving northbound on Twin Dolphin Drive, a branch from one of the trees broke the driver side mirror off his car.
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G04-068
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Ouse, Andrea
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1/15/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges while driving her car on Al Teglia Boulevard in Colma, her tire was punctured due to a large pothole in the street.
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G04-078
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Porter, Armail K.
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12/6/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges loss of liberty and intentional infliction of emotional distress due to an illegal conspiracy to discriminate against him.
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G04-057
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Schonfeld, Sidney
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11/19/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges he was overcharged and paid extra property taxes on a yearly basis.
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G04-076
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Williams, Shante
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9/04-10/04 Non-culpable
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Claimant, a former employee, alleges damages for fraudulent misrepresentations to induce the resignation of his employment by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department.
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G04-056
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Worthy, Rodney James
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2/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his arrest.
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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT A LATE CLAIM
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G03-157
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Ramirez, Ana Lilia
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6/17/04 No statutory
basis for excuse
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Claimant requests leave to present a late claim wherein she alleges due to the lack of lighting in the area at 20 Tower Road in San Mateo, she fell and sustained severe injuries.
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