Calaveras County Municipal Code Ch. 3.24 Workers' Compensation Trust Fund

The auditor of the county shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund entitled the workers' compensation trust fund.

(Ord. 943 § 1, 1978).

Funds deposited in the workers' compensation trust fund shall be used solely for proper expenditures and claims related to the county's established program for self-insurance for workers' compensation, including but not limited to:

A. Direct and attendant claim costs, including but not limited to:

1. Payments for medical treatment,

2. Payments for incurred disability,

3. Payments for death benefits, and

4. Deposits to the administration revolving trust, which is the account from which the payments provided for in subdivisions 1 through 3 of this subsection shall be made;

B. Administration costs;

C. Legal and other allocated expenses;

D. Internal county support costs;

E. Educational expenses;

F. Travel expenses;

G. Consulting expenses;

H. Excess insurance coverage expenses.

(Ord. 943 § 2, 1978).

A. The following moneys shall be deposited in the workers' compensation trust fund:

1. Any amounts formally budgeted by the board of supervisors for inclusion into the fund;

2. Any funds paid to the county, from whatever source, for the provision of workers' compensation;

3. Any and all interest received from the investment or reinvestment of moneys within the fund.

B. In addition to such mandatory deposits, the board of supervisors may, at any time, for any purpose and from any proper and available source, deposit additional moneys into the fund.

(Ord. 943 § 3, 1978).

A. Individuals designated by either the board of supervisors or state statute shall participate in the county's workers' compensation fund. These individuals shall include:

1. All regular county employees;

2. All extra help personnel;

3. All personnel of special districts and service areas party to a joint powers agreement;

4. Grant funded personnel, where so noted in the grant contract;

5. Welfare volunteers; and

6. Homemaker chore workers.

B. The rates of contribution for a period to and including June 30, 1983, shall not be less than those contribution rates established by the California State Workers' Compensation Insurance system for each employee category in force and effect on October 1, 1977. After June 30, 1983, reasonable rates of contribution shall be established by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 943 § 4, 1978).

A. Effective September 1, 1983, the balance of the workers' compensation trust fund shall at no time be less than an amount equal to five percent of the total county budget for salary, retirement, O.A.S.D.I. and group health insurance for the current fiscal year, nor shall it exceed an amount equal to seven and one-half percent of that total budget for the current fiscal year, provided that the county maintain an excess coverage policy. In the absence of excess coverage, the board of supervisors shall set the ceiling at a reasonable level.

B. The auditor shall at least quarterly monitor the balance of the workers' compensation fund and shall report in writing to the board of supervisors with a copy to the administrative office on the fund balance in light of limits set forth in this section.

C. Upon receipt of such written report of the auditor, the board of supervisors shall, within a reasonable period of time, order such deposits into or withdrawals from the fund as are necessary to maintain the balance with the limitations set forth in this section.

(Ord. 943 § 5, 1978).

No payments or withdrawals from the fund shall be made except by specific authorization of the county administrative coordinator for the purpose set forth in Section 3.24.020 or for the purpose of maintaining a balance within the limitations of Section 3.24.050.

(Ord. 943 § 6, 1978).