Item C06BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:_ September 21 2012 Division: Employee Services
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Department: Emplovee Benefits
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Maria Fernandez -Gonzalez Ext. 4448
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a Workers' Compensation settlement in the amount
of $130,000.00, inclusive attorney fees and costs for file #WC11000285-GH.
ITEM BACKGROUND: A private mediation was held at which time both parties agreed to
settle the all open claims for $130,000 including attorney fees and costs contingent on the Monroe
County BOCC" approval. Future medical settlement value is approximately $78,000 and the
indemnity portion has a settlement value of $57,000.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST: $130.000 INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes _X_No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
Internal Service Fund
COST TO COUNTY: $130,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Primarily Ad Valorem
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes — No X OUNT PER MONTH Year
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APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB /Purc asing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09
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UNTYSMON ROE
KEY WEST FLORIDA 33040
(aps) 294-4641
Office of the Employee Services Division Director
The Historic Gato Cigar Factory
1100 Simonton Street, Suite 268
Key West. FL 33o4a
(305) 292-4458 — Phone
(305) 292-4564 - Fax
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Teresa E. Aguiar,
Employee Services Director
DATE: August 24, 2012
SUBJ: Approval of Workers Compensation Settlement
File #WC11000285-GH
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIQNERS
Mayor David Rice, District 4
Mayor Pro Tem Kim Wigington, District 1
George Neugent, District 2
Heather Carruthers, District 3
Sylvia I Murphy, District 5
This item requests approval for the settlement of a workers' compensation claim on a former Sheriff s
Department employee for the dates of accident/injury on October 5, 2008, April 18, 2009, and January 4,
2010.
A private mediation was conducted and both parties agreed to settle the case for $130,000 inclusive of
attorney fees and costs contingent on the Monroe County BOCC approval.
The worst case scenario of annual lifetime medical expenses of the claimant is valued in excess of
$500,000 as well as the possibility of the claimant at some point being PTD (permanent total disabled). In
addition, the current indemnity benefit owed to the claimant is approximately $25,000.
An agreement was reached to resolve the claimant's three claims in the sum of $130,000 which includes a
general release and is inclusive of all fees and costs. It is therefore recommended that the BOCC approve
this settlement. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.