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Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on December 21, 2021. (City Clerk)
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UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -DECEMBER 21, 2021- -6:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:04 p.m.
Roll Call - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: Vice Mayor Vella arrived at 5:18 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(21- ) Conference With Legal Counsel Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to Government Code 54956.95); Claimant: Employee - Police Department; Claims: 2195500131, 2195500132, 2095500061, and 2095500048; Agency Claimed Against: City of Alameda.
(21- ) Conference With Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6); City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Gerry Beaudin, Assistant City Manager, and Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Employee Organization: Alameda Police Officers Association (APOA), Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA), and Alameda Fire Managers Association (AFMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment.
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that regarding the Workers' Compensation Claim, the case involves four workers' compensation claims by a former employee with the Police Department; Applicant sustained injuries to their back and knees as a result of work duties; Applicant retired via industrial disability retirement on September 12, 2021; the Council unanimously authorized the City Attorney to settle the pending workers' compensation claims in an amount not to exceed $170,000, by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5; and regarding Labor Negotiators: staff provided information and Council provided direction with no vote taken...
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