A resolution providing that certain appointed official of the Town of Deer Trail, shall be deemed not to be "employees" within the meaning of the Workers compensation laws.
Whereas, C.R.S. §8-40-202(1)(a)(l)(B) PERMITS the Town of Deer Trail to opt not to include certain appointed officials under the Town's workers' compensation coverage; and
Whereas, such officials must not receive any compensation for service rendered as such, other than reimbursement of actual expenses; and
Whereas, said option may be exercised as to any category or combination of categories of such officials; and
Whereas, said option may be exercised for any policy year by the Board of Trustees by the filing of a statement with the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment not less than 45 days before the start of the policy year for which the option is to be exercised.
Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Deer Trail, Colorado:
Section 1.
Effective with the policy year starting on January 1, 2004, the following category of appointed officials who receive no compensation for service rendered as such, other than reimbursement of actual expenses, shall be excluded from the definition of an "employee" for the purposes of workers' compensation coverage, and shall not be covered under the Town's workers' compensation coverage.
- Deer Trail Housing Authority Commissioners.
Section 2.
The Town Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to each official who is a member of the bodies identified in Section 1 above.
Section 3.
The Town Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) and to the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.
Introduced, read, and adopted this first day of July 2003.
Tamara Stoumbaugh, Mayor Pro Tem
Town of Deer Trail, Colorado
Attest: Patti K. Owens, Town Clerk