COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Inter-Departmental Correspondence
Employee and Public Services Department
DATE:					July 31, 2006
BOARD MEETING DATE:					August 15, 2006
SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:					None
VOTE REQUIRED:					Majority
TO:		Honorable Board of Supervisors
FROM:		Tim Sullivan, Assistant Director, Employee and Public Services Janine Keller, 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:
M05-033			Barnes, Jamar D.	2/8/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges practitioners at San Mateo Medical Center negligently performed a surgical procedure on his right hand causing permanent disfigurement and other injuries unknown at this time.
G05-096			Chemical Waste Management, Inc.	2/16/06 Non-culpable
			Claimants allege San Mateo County refused to pay the final bill for the disposal and/or treatment of waste.
G06-001			Colbourn, Karen	7/20/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant, a County employee, alleges her vehicle was damaged while parked in the parking lot at the North County Mental Health Center due to work being done by Public Works.
M05-031			Kudszus, Alexander	1/18/06-7/18/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant, an employee, alleges damages based on sexual harassment, retaliation for complaining of sexual harassment, defamation, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of right to privacy and violation of public policy.
G05-089			Loville, Dexter	1/18/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges while delivering mail to a mailbox at 582 4th Avenue in Redwood City, he stepped on rocks and gravel surrounding the mailbox and fell fracturing his right knee.
G05-095			Ross, John S.	4/26/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his release from San Mateo County Jail.
G06-002			Smith, Thurman	7/6/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges his fence located at 256 Azalia Drive in East Palo Alto was damaged due to a police pursuit.
G05-094			Tagle, Wilfredo Domingo	4/25/06 Non-culpable
			Claimant alleges damages to his personal property when Narcotic Agents broke into his residence at 2455 Erin Place in South San Francisco.