HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL CLAIMS BY JACOB HARRISON AND AUTHORIZING CORVEL, THE THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE AUGUSTA, GA WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM TO DISBURSE THE AMOUNT RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL
CLAIMS BY JACOB HARRISON WITH A CONTRIBUTION
BY AUGUSTA, GEORGIA IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS; ($300,000);
AUTHORIZING CORVEL, THE THIRD PARTY
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
WORKER'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM TO DISBURSE NO
MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS; ($300,000); WAIVING AUGUSTA,
GEORGIA CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTIONS IN
CONFLICT FOR THIS INSTANCE ONLY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Jacob Harrison, 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 a lump sum payment in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars
($200,000)and the annuitized funding of a Medicare Set Aside Account(MSA)in the approximate
cost of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) subject to approval of Centers for Medicare Services
(CMS).
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of Augusta, Georgia to resolve this matter and to
settle all claims of Claimant against Augusta, Georgia arising out of the facts in said Workers'
Compensation claim:
Claimant was an employee of the Facilities Maintenance Department when he was
seriously injured in an accident on August 26, 2010. Claimant has yet to return to
work as a result of his injuries. The MSA is being submitted to CMS and approval
is pending. The MSA will be professionally administered which administration is
included in the costs set out herein.
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 Jacob Harrison
for the aggregate contributed amount of approximately $300,000.
Section 2: Corvel, the third party administrator for Augusta, Georgia is authorized to
pay no more than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) of the
settlement amount referenced above subject to the 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 '21day of1C,e �E',C, 2017.
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The undersigned Clerk of CommissioLena J. Bonner, hereby certified that the foregoing
Resolution-was,4ly adopted,by theAugusta; Georgia 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