HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012 (03)I RESOLUTION APPROVING RECEIPT OF ESTABLISHED RATE OF
2 COMPENSATION BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY TAMARA MARK
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6 St. Croix County, Wisconsin
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8 WHEREAS, on October 7, 2011, while performing her official employment
9 duties, Deputy Tamara Mark was injured while attempting to gain physical control
10 of a combative inmate in the St. Croix County Jail; and
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12 WHEREAS, as a result of her efforts to maintain the security and 'orderly
13 operation of the St. Croix County Jail, Deputy Mark has been incapacitated since
14 October 7, 2011, by significant injuries; and
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16 WHEREAS, those injuries require surgery and extensive long-term
17 rehabilitation, and have affected the quality of life and have placed a financial
18 strain on Deputy Marl-, and her family; and
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20 WHEREAS, while Worker's Compensation benefits are available to Deputy
21 Mark, payments will not make up what Deputy Mark's normal compensation
22 would be had she not been incapacitated and she has had to, and will continue to
23 use PTO (personal time off) to make up the difference; and
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25 WHEREAS, Article 17 — Duty Incurred Disability — of the Bilateral
26 Agreement between St. Croix County Deputy Sheriff's Association Local# 453
27 and St. Croix County allows the County Board to approve, upon recommendation
28 of the Sheriff, that any employee covered by said agreement receive his/her
29 established rate of compensation without deduction from accrued PTO if benefits
30 paid to the employee under Worker's Compensation are assigned to the County;
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33 WHEREAS, Sheriff John A. Shilts has recommended that, during her
34 incapacity, Deputy Mark receive her established rate of compensation, retroactive
35 to October 7, 2011, without deduction from accrued PTO and assign her Worker's
36 Compensation benefits to St. Croix County; and
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38 WHEREAS, the recommendation was made on the basis that it is
39 fundamentally unfair to force Deputy Mark to use accrued PTO to supplement the
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Worker's Compensation payment for injuries incurred while protecting the public
and enforcing the law.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Croix County Board of
Supervisors that Deputy Tamara Mark receive her established rate of compensation
during her incapacity, for a maximum period of six months, retroactive to October
7, 201 without deduction from accrued PTO on the condition that Deputy Mark
assign any Worker's Compensation benefits for the incapacity resulting from the
incident of October 7, 201 to the County.
Offered by Public Protection
Committee
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This resolution was adopted by the St. Croix County
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LEGAL REVIEW FISCAL REVIEW
Reviewed as to form on October 24, 201 0 There is a fiscal impact.
❑ There is no fiscal impact.
Greg Timmerman, Corporation Counsel See attached Fiscal Impact Statement.
LEGAL NOTE: None
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Submitted By: Sheriff John SNhs
[}ate: 11/8/2011
Department: Sheriff
Committee: Public Protection
Resolution Title: RESOLUTION APPROVING RECEIPT OF ESTABLISHED RATE DFCOMPENSATION
FOR SHERIFF'S DEPUTY TAMARA MARK
|l There isOO fiscal impact oD expenses Drrevenues
Z There is a fiscal impact oO expenses o[revenues
Explanation:
The Fiscal impact will depend on Deputy Mark's return to work date and is based on the difference
between the Workers Compensation payment for lost wages and regular pay. From 1O/7'11/12/11the
actual difference equals $1102. |f Deputy Mark missed upto the six months allowed for consideration,
the difference is projected atno more than $7OU0.
FINANCE DIRECTOR ACTION:
Z Approved hv Finance Director
Signature: -'AlicheCCe Pietrick Date: November 9, 2011
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT - REV. 09/12/2011 Page 1
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