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6125917404 League of Minnesota Cities 9ERKLEY E9A F-155 T-056 P-002/006 OCT 14 '91 13s25 183 University Ave. East 61 Patti, MN 65101.2528 (812) 227.5600 (FAX: 2210988) April 19, 1991 To: cities and agents - L?(CIT workers aompeneation program From: L14CIT Board of Trustees Re: Accident coverage for city volunteers The LMCIT Board of Trustees is pleased to announce a naw program to provide accident protection to city volunteers. This program provides a schedule of benefits to compensate city volunteers who are injured while performing volunteer services for the city. This optional coverage is available to member cities of the LMCIT workers compensation program. Whom will the new program cover? With only a few exceptions, all city volunteers working under the city's direction and control will be automatically covered on a blanket basis if the city chooses to add this coverage. This could include, for example, coaches and instructors in recreation programs, volunteers working on a city -sponsored festival or celebration, Nclean-up day' volunteers, etc. The city will not need to list the individuals who are to be covered, either by name or by project; nor will the city need to keep track of the time the various volunteers put in. There are four classes of volunteers Who would not be automatically covered: 1. Volunteers who are covered by workers compensation. Certain volunteers are defined to be "employees" for purposes of workers compensation, and are therefor eligible for workers compensation benefits if they are injured. These include volunteer firefighters, ambulance attendants, first responders, law enforcement assistance volunteers, and civil defense volunteers. Since these volunteers are already protected by workers compensation, they are not covered under this plan. 2. City council, board, committee, and commission members. Other coverage options are already available for these people. The workers compensation law gives cities the option to extend workers compensation coverage to elected and appointed officials. LMCIT has also for several years offered an accident policy underwritten by CIGNA for members of city councils, boards, and , committees. (.