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POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL
MEETING DATE: September 28, 1981 NUMBER: A:0470
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 1981 REVISIONS:
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LEGAL DEFENSE OF COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS
The County will provide for the defense of employees and
officers in any civil or criminal action or proceeding
brought against the individual either in his or her official
or individual capacity on account of any acts done or
omissions made or any act allegedly done or omission
allegedly made in the scope and course of employment or duty
as an employee or officer of the County. The County will
also make payment of any claim or civil judgment not
involving actual fraud, corruption or actual malice on the
part of the employee against whom the claim is made, to the
dollar limits of insurance coverage and for the risks covered
by policies of insurance in effect. This policy shall also
include the payment by the County of any deductible existing
on any such policy of insurance when such retainage is
applied by the insurance carrier to the payment of any claim
made or civil judgment entered against any employee.
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? • 7be Orange dotaity Board of Ooiaioissirnere met in
regular eeeeian
8 • Ctl Monday. S"~°°~'°*' 28, 1981, at 7:30 P.H, tat the Q~ilmiesi,oners' lbaa,
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10. Comaissi~i>ezs Fu.eseilt: Odmtiss9+oner Anne Harness Qsair, and Q=n-
11 • mi sx+ei rmra DTDm1di1 Ct18taVesCQ1, NDnmii Wa11C2Y, Ric11aId Fhitt:Bd, and Dori
12• iPillhoit.
~ 3 • AyenBa It~ll 1:
Iio:asd modification of the acierlda _
11}• pp~gci,tnor games asked that tt1eE,~3Clit1V@ sat6ldil follalV the Stlerlff's
15• report Gild added Iand lieo~xds' gta[1ti~mnin:xirwwr willh~lt added an ].tall fma
the Health BOii'i1d.
lb. item 2:
Audience Crna~ilts
lT. 7Ylere were no members of the m,~i~+~•n WELD desired t0 address the
18. B~. C7amlissioner Hardee welaaioed those manbers of the Orange Oounty
19. Hoaxde of Adjustment and Planning mho woate p¢escnt far Mr. Cledhill's
20 ° diseussi,on an the ~9ciai Use Pp,~its.
21. p, Iteq 3: Minutes
22. Oamlissioner c~,iatavr=soil moved, seealded by ~issioner aissitted,
23• the appzoval of the Minutes of August 3, 1981, as corrected. Vbbe: Ayes.
~4• S: nces, 0.
2s• Cam~i.sgianer Tali-.fitted moved, seaalded by C7~mli,ssi+oner Gnstaveeolt. the
26. approval of the Minutes of
August 18. 1981, as suFallitta@. Vbte: Ayes. 5;
27° Ines, 0.
28. Camlissidoer IRlitted moped, sseCnded by Owmi.seioal~r Battles, the
Z9• appzo~rai of the Mixxitse ~
September 2. 1981, as sl8mitted. Vote: Ayes,
~• 5~ noes, 0.
31. ooami.ssirner t~tlitted mooed, secoiu7ed by pomni.ssaoner c~istavasan, the
32• approval of the Minutes of the 10:00 A.M. meecinq of sept~ber 8, 1481,
33• as al~initted. Vote: Ayes. 5; noes, 0.
~• Crnmissiuyer Baaies moved, seconded by 0ommissinner i~itbed, the
35• approval of the Minutes of 9eptamber 15, ]981, as sutmitted. vote:
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36• 5; noes, o.
37. Armada itcm 4: Infonmtien ail b~ecial tie Pealit Bear~u' s ,
38 • Mr. Gledhill, the Oouity Atton'ley, Pxplained _ pzooedute• .far holding
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~~ to be kept inEonmd o£ activity with x+egard tao this bill. vote: Ayes.
5' 4: noes, 0.
6. ~ 9aard also sexed that the letter be copied to cur Isgislative
?~ c]elegatipn atri t» Icon Aycock. with a note x+egasdirrg F>8 1376. (fzayding fay
8 • S2[LirOS CitlzPll.S' CElit2I3) .
9• It~n 13:F,i~nae Officer
Rsl~orts on SCatus
Z0. ai ao and cam, t~udgets
11. ~ Firiar-taa Officer said fine Caalty had just s+eoeived a $1,000.000
12. Grant fnr t3:e Outaity's 51n~11 Cities PxOgram and had received notificat3,a:
13. of $187.063 i:or CLRA TI-B fuffiisg. She said thG Projeck IV-B atapeax+ed
1!{.. bD be Eoxthc®ing. '1i7e Finance Offieer,xiaquesGed 1lonxd ~icn 1»
1y~ incur in these p~ogzaaa in anticipation of the dyedcs fqo< the
16. above fnade being received.
17. Ornmfasiasier 1R~ittied moves, seoauded by ~sei~aner aaaYavesan, to
1$. accept the moni~8 affi bo authorize the Staff to incur expenses and
19. to authorize t2z3 clLaafr to euecutive suds doh associated with
20. t2w_se partiailar grants as necessary. vote: Ayes. 4; no®s, 0.
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Ooma3.ssirner i~3-itted marod; seconded by Oomuissfa7er tPlllhoit, bo approve
the CE7I1 Project L~dinarx~ as submitted tyy tbQ Finance Officer {see page
of this hoolcl. Vbt~: Ayes. 4; noes, 0.
Agenda Item 1S: Authorisation for DeYense of Bm
leers and A ro riation o ands
~Ju ments/Clairns net Emaloyee or
O leer
The County Attorney brougfit to the Board's attention the fact that
lawsuits arise from time to time against County employees ~ officers in
the performance of their duties. He recommended Board action to ratify
earlier action by the Board authorizi:5g the County to_ peovide far the
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8~'defense of .employees and officers in civII or criminal actions or proceedings
q. brought against employees and officers an account of acts done a omissions
10. made in the scope and course of employment or duty as art employee or
11. officer of the County. He also reoommcnded Board action to ratify its
12, previous authorization to pavy claims and judgments entered against County
13. employees in certain situations.
lii.. Commissioner pihitted moved that the Board ratify and confirm its
15. authorization to the County to provide for the defense of employees and
16. officers in any dtnl or criminal action or proeeedir~ brought against the
17. employee either in his or her official ar individual capacity an account of
18. any acts done or omissions made a any act allegedly done or omission
19. allegedly made in the scope and course of employment or duty as an
20. employee . or officer of the County. Commissioner tNhitted further moved
21. that the Board ratify its authorizatim of the payment by the County of any
22. claim or Civil judgment not involving actual fraud, corruption ar actual
23. malice azr the part of the employee against whom the claim is made, to the
24. dollar limits of insurance coverage and far the risks covered by pavveies of
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insurance in effect from time-to-time. This authorization shell also include
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the payment by the County of any "retainage" (dedtmtaWe) existing on aqy
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28. such policy of insurance when such retainage is applied by the insurance
carrier to the payment of any Claim made ar civrl judgment entered. against
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any employee.
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Commissioner Gustavesw~ seconded the motion-
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Voter Ayes, 4; Noes, 0.
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The Clerk was thereupon directed to make this aotion of the Board
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available for public inspection.
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To: Department Heads
From: Beverly Blythe ~~~
Date: July 20, 2000
Re: Policy
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We are in the process of updating our policy manual and need your help. Enclosed you
will find policy/policies that were generated by your department. We need to know
which ones are still enforced and which ones are no longer valid.
Please go through these policies, write on them if they are still in effect and which ones
can be deleted, return to Evelyn Cecil no later than August 15, 2000
Your help will be greatly appreciated
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