City Council

12. APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT FOR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS\nCOMPENSATION CLAIMS – F2M18-42, C2M23-2, M2M23-5\nOn July 1, 2018, the City Council authorized the City’s membership in the California Joint\nPowers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) for insurance services. As a part of the requirements\nfor membership, the City contracted with third party administrator York Services (which\nbecame Sedgwick Claims Management Services), who was selected by CJPIA, for the\nadministration of all of the City’s workers compensation claims. Most recently, as of\nOctober 2022, the City was notified of CJPIA’s decision to no longer utilize Sedgwick\nClaims Management Services and instead utilize the services of Athens Administrators\nbeginning on January 1, 2023 as the third-party administrator of all workers compensation\nclaims for CJPIA member agencies. The City’s Memorandum of Coverage for the Workers\nCompensation Program dictates that CJPIA, “at its discretion, will choose and manage\nservice providers necessary to fulfill its objectives; including third party claims\nadministrators, medical management providers, defense attorneys, investigators, etc.”\nRecommended Action: City Council approve that certain Workers’ Compensation\nService Agreement between the City of Alhambra and Athens Administrators, a copy of\nwhich Agreement is on file in the City Clerk’s Office as Contract No. C2M23-2 and by this\nreference incorporated herein and made a part of as though fully set forth herein to provide\nthird party workers compensation claims administration through the City’s membership\nwith the California Joint Powers Insurance Auhority; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to execute the contract and finalize Council’s action. (M2M23-5)