COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Human Resources Department

 

DATE:

October 2, 2008

BOARD MEETING DATE:

October 21, 2008

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Donna Vaillancourt, Director, Human Resources Department

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:

G08-020H

Burris, Denver

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G08-020E

Costa, Julie

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G08-020B

Gudino, Alfredo

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G07-089

Kluchnikov, Andrew

4/29/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was unlawfully detained at the Maguire Correctional Facility.

G08-020D

McDevitt, Kyle

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G07-088

Miller, Earl Richard

3/17/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he sustained injuries as a result from falling off his bicycle due to hitting a curb surrounding a planter box that extended well into the bicycle lane on Willow Road.

G08-020F

Nelson, Thor

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G08-020C

O'Donnell, Sean

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G08-020G

Powers, Matt

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

G08-019

Rivera, Markos

9/18/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges lost personal property upon his release from jail.

G08-020

Torres, Anthony

8/10/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, an employee, alleges the County removed the second step pay incentive and has failed and refused to respond to the request for a pre-deprivation and post-deprivation due process hearing.

M08-066

Watts, Jacqueline

8/29/08 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges a doctor illegally petitioned and did not have legal consent for conservatorship.