COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

November 17, 2005

BOARD MEETING DATE:

December 6, 2005

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services

Steven M. Rossi, Risk Manager

   

SUBJECT:

Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Deny the claims listed below.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Provide responsive, effective, and collaborative government.

Goal 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain.

 

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:

G05-016

Benages, Alejandro

10/22/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his release from jail.

 

M05-006

Johnson, Morris

7/11/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal injuries resulting from negligent health care services at the South San Francisco Family Health Center.

 

M05-009

Keenan, Loretta

5/9/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges malpractice and professional negligence during her previous care and treatment at the San Mateo Medical Center.

 

A05-016

Morales, Daniel Amezcua

10/7/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges a County truck backed into his vehicle while waiting in line at the Ox Mountain Dump in Half Moon Bay.

 

A05-022

Ochosa, Lorna

9/10/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges her car was parked on the street at or near 125 Coronado Avenue in Daly City when it was hit by a County van.

 

G05-017

O'Leary, Peggy

11/9/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges her vehicle sustained damages after driving over a speed bump on the roadway in Montara.

 

G05-015

Shek, William E.

9/12/05 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges a gate being opened at 728 Heller Street in Redwood City hit his car causing minor damage to the front bumper.