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R-04-21 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING POLICE CHAPLAINS AND <br />AUXILIARY OFFICERS AS CITY EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF <br />WORKER'S COMPENSATION BENEFITS COVERAGE. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, police chaplains and police auxiliary officers, through their <br />voluntary unpaid service, supplement greatly the law enforcement efforts of the City of <br />Portsmouth; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, police chaplains and police auxiliary officers have heretofore not <br />been designated as city employees for the purpose of worker's compensation coverage; <br />and <br /> <br /> WltEREAS, Section 65.2-102 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, <br />provides for the designation of such individuals as city employees solely for the purpose <br />of such coverage; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such designation solely for the purpose <br />of worker's compensation benefits coverage will benefit those individuals who serve as <br />police chaplains and auxiliary police officers and may also encourage other individuals to <br />volunteer their services to the City. <br /> <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that the City's appreciation for the invaluable services of the police <br />chaplains and the auxiliary police officers is hereby expressed, and that all persons <br />serving m such capacities are hereby designated city employees solely for the purpose of <br />coverage under the worker's compensation provisions of state law as permitted under Va. <br />Code section 65.2-102. <br /> <br /> ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on April 27, 2004. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />