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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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October 24, 2005
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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November 8, 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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M04-033
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Ali, Asad
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6/6/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges personal injuries due to the disclosing of his medical information by San Mateo Medical Center.
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A05-020
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Enterprise Rent A Car
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8/30/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the damages to their vehicle was due to an accident with a San Mateo County owned vehicle.
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G04-159B
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Kaemper, Paul
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6/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges loss of potential employment due to his right arm injury while working at the BFI recycler.
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M04-032
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Murti, Tara
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5/17/05,5/20/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges the disclosing of her medical information by San Mateo Medical Center violated her right to privacy and caused personal injuries.
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M05-003
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Olea, Cira Gonzalez
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10/4/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property while a patient at the San Mateo Medical Center.
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M05-004
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Robbins, Gregory John
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7/11/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges lost personal property while at the San Mateo Medical Center.
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G05-013
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Robinson, DeMarco
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7/20/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges personal injuries due to excessive force by a Daly City police officer.
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G04-161
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Sone, Steve
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4/12/05-10/12/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges breach of fiduciary duty owed to him by his appointed conservator.
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G05-012
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Strazzarino, Bradley Mark
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9/28/05 Non-culpable
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Claimant alleges, as a resident and participant of Project Ninety, he was assigned a job and was operating the stainless steel commercial sink dishwasher and suffered a severe electrical shock which blackened the first and middle fingers of his right hand.
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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO PRESENT A LATE CLAIM
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G04-160
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Smith, Phillip E.
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11/11/04 No statutory
basis for excuse
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Claimant requests leave to present a late claim wherein he alleges personal injuries due to being imprisoned under false charges, harassed, and discriminated against by local law enforcement officers from the City of Pacifica.
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