(A) There is hereby created and established the county Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund which shall be administered, invested and disbursed as provided herein. The fund hereby created shall be administered by the county treasurer, who shall establish the fund for the purpose of funding the payment of authorized workers’ compensation medical claims, authorized disability claims, administrative charges and self insurer’s taxes, expenses of litigation and investigation of claims and legal fees.
(B) No workers’ compensation disability claim shall be paid unless approved by the County Council on written recommendation and approval of the county attorney, except that awards of the State Industrial Commission or the state courts, ordering the payment of claims may be paid without approvals. Claims for medical expenses only may be paid on the approval of the county manager or the manager’s designee.
(C) The county Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance Fund shall be established initially by the transfer to the fund of the sum of $200,000.
(‘77 Code, § 13-5) (Ord. 112, passed 12-13-82; Am. Ord. 5288, passed 10-17-88)
Cross-reference:
Workers’ compensation as employment benefit, § 33.068