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This LMCIT coverage is automatic in the workers' compensation program. There is no additional <br /> premium charge for the coverage. <br /> Elected Officials <br /> Elected officials are not automatically covered by workers' compensation statutes. A city that <br /> wants to cover elected officials needs to pass an ordinance or resolution to make elected officials <br /> "employees" for purposes of workers' compensation coverage. <br /> If the city doesn't pass an ordinance or resolution, workers' Highlight <br /> compensation benefits from the city won't be extended to <br /> the elected official injured on city business. Elected Elected officials are not <br /> officials include mayors and council members, as well as automatically covered by workers' <br /> other elected positions including clerks, treasurers, and compensation statutes. A city that <br /> other officers. wants to cover elected officials <br /> needs to pass an ordinance or <br /> The 2010 workers' compensation premium rate for elected resolution to make elected <br /> officials is $.24 per $100 of payroll. This rate is applied to officials "employees" for purposes <br /> the greater of either the elected official's actual salary, or of workers' compensation <br /> an imputed salary of $70 per week. In case of injury, an coverage. <br /> elected official gets the same workers' compensation <br /> benefits as any other city employee. Indemnity benefits are based on the sum of earnings from the <br /> official's regular employment, plus salary (if any) received from the city. <br /> Boards and Commissions <br /> Separate administrative agencies <br /> Cities should consider whether a separate administrative <br /> agency will be covered under a stand -alone workers' Learn More <br /> compensation policy or as part of the city's workers' <br /> compensation policy. Examples of boards that could have Read more about covering <br /> separate coverage include HRAs, EDAs, port authorities, members of separate <br /> utilities commissions, and hospital or nursing home boards. administrative boards in: <br /> Coordinating Coverages for <br /> In some cases, the city may prefer entities managed by a Separate City Boards and <br /> separate administrative board have workers' compensation Commissions <br /> coverage separate from the city. Cities may choose separate <br /> coverage for these agencies for a couple reasons: <br /> • It may make it easier to allocate costs appropriately between the two budgets. <br /> • Each operation will stand on its own for purposes of the experience modification calculation. <br /> For example, with separate coverage, losses experienced by employees of the utilities <br /> commission won't affect the city's experience modification, and vice versa. <br /> A down -side to separate coverage is the city may lose some benefit of the volume - discount on <br /> premiums. <br /> 3 <br /> 25 <br />