HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS BY JASON ELLIS THRU CORVEL, THE THIRD PARTY ADMNINISTRATOR FOR THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL
CLAIMS BY JASON ELLIS IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
OF SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70,000);
AUTHORIZING CORVEL, THE THIRD PARTY
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM TO
DISBURSE THE AMOUNT OF SEVENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($70,000); WAIVING AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS IN CONFLICT
FOR THIS INSTANCE ONLY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Jason Ellis, a former employee of Augusta has a pending Workers'
Compensation claim arising out of an on-the-job injury;
WHEREAS, all parties to said Workers' Compensation proceedings desire to settle all
clams; and
WHEREAS, Claimant has agreed to settle all claims against Augusta and the Augusta,
Georgia Commission for the sum of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000);
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Augusta, Georgia to resolve this matter and pay
the amount of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) to Claimant as set out above to settle all claims
of Claimant against Augusta, Georgia arising out of the facts in said Workers' Compensation
claims:
Claimant was an employee in the Utilities Department and suffered an on-the-job
injury on July 24,2015. Claimant has been unable to perform his prior employment
and has not returned to his former position.
WHEREAS, Augusta, Georgia acknowledges that the payment set forth herein does not
constitute any admission of liability on the part of Augusta, Georgia and liability is expressly
denied;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Augusta, Georgia Commission,
Section 1: The Augusta, Georgia Commission will settle the claims of Jason Ellis for
the aggregate amount of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000).
Section 2: Corvel, the third party administrator for Augusta, Georgia is authorized to
pay the total sum of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) to Jason Ellis and
his counsel as set out above subject to approval of the State Board of
Workers' Compensation.
Section 3: To the extent that any section of the AUGUSTA, GA. CODE is in conflict
herewith, that subsection is waived for this instance only.
Adopted this p, / day of (AWL oe , 2017.
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CERTIFICATION
The undersigned Clerk of Commission,Lena J. Bonner,hereby certified that the foregoing
Resolution was duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission on
, 2017 and that such Resolution has not be modified or rescinded as of the date
hereof and the undersigned further certifies that attached hereto is a true copy of the Resolution
which was approved and adopted in the foregoing meeting(s).
Lena J. Bonner,Clerk of Commission