ORDINANCE NO. 230540

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Sponsor:  Director of the Law Department

Approving and authorizing settlement of a claim for a Workers' Compensation benefit filed by the spouse of Patrick Williams for an injury under 287.240, RSMo, resulting from his job while employed by the City.

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1.  That settlement of the claim of the spouse of Patrick Williams for Workers’ Compensation death benefits against the City of Kansas City, Missouri, as more fully set forth and subject of a formal claim, Case No. 18-015603, presently pending before the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the State of Missouri, by payment to Jennifer Williams in the amount of $202,848.06, and then weekly payments of $923.01 for the remainder of her life, as recommended by the City Attorney and Risk Management Committee, is hereby approved.

Section 2.  That the City Attorney is hereby authorized to pay the sum of $202,848.06, and then weekly payments of $923.01, in settlement of said claim from funds heretofore appropriated in Account No. 24-7020-071402-610400.

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

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Tammy L. Queen

Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Barry R. Bertram

Assistant City Attorney