ORDINANCE NO. 240709

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Sponsor:  Director of the Law Department

Approving and authorizing settlement in the amount of $225,000.00 for a claim for a Workers’ Compensation death benefit filed by the widow of Roger Rhoads for a pernicious lung disease alleged to have resulted from occupational exposure on or about March 2, 2017, 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 Erin Rhoads, as spouse of Roger Rhoads, for Workers’ Compensation benefits against the City of Kansas City, Missouri, for any and all injuries and illnesses resulting from occupational exposure while employed by the City, as more fully set forth and subject of a formal claim, Case No. 17-014553, presently pending before the Division of Workers’ Compensation of the State of Missouri, by payment to Erin Rhoads of the sum of $225,000.00, 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 $225,000.00, in settlement of said claim from funds heretofore appropriated in Account No. 25-7020-071402-610400.

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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 Bertram

Associate City Attorney