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File #: 24-1016-0124    Name: Settlement WC 004338
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/22/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/24/2024 Final action: 1/24/2024
Title: SETTLEMENT OF PETER SLOWIK V. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, 21 WC 004338
Sponsors: Law Department
Indexes: Settlement Agreement

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SETTLEMENT OF

PETER SLOWIK V. CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT, 21 WC 004338

 

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To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the Chicago Park District

 

I.                     Settlement Information

 

Type:                     Legal Settlement

 

Claim:                     Peter Slowik v. CPD 21 WC 004338

 

Settlement Amount:                     $95,000.00

 

Authorization:                     Authorize the General Counsel to execute the Settlement Agreement and include other relevant terms and conditions in the written Agreement.

 

 

II.                     Recommendation

 

It is recommended that an order be entered authorizing the lump sum settlement of the Workers’ Compensation claim of Peter Slowik v. Chicago Park District, Case No: 21 WC 004338, subject to the approval of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission, in the amount of $95,000.00. The General Counsel has determined that this settlement is in the District’s best interests.

 

 

III.                     Budget and Financial Information

 

Budget Classification:       Workers’ Compensation

Funds Fiscal Year:             2024

Source of Funds:                022.8280.8280.625035.1.1.1.1

 

 

IV.                     General Conditions

 

1)                     Conflicts: The agreement shall not be legally binding on the Chicago Park District if entered into in violation of the provisions of 50 ILCS 105, the Public Officer Prohibited Activities Act.

 

2)                     Ethics: The Chicago Park District’s Ethics Code, Chapter III of the Code of the Chicago Park District, shall be incorporated into and made a part of the agreement.

 

3)                     Contingent Liability: The agreement shall contain a clause that any expenditure beyond the current fiscal year is deemed a contingent liability, subject to appropriation in the subsequent fiscal year budget(s).