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Appointment of Gregory Bennett as Liaison to New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) WHEREAS, employee safety is a top priority for the Orchard Park Governing Board as well as for the NYSIF, and WHEREAS, the state insurance fund has records of the Employee Claim Forms C-3 (EC-3) for the reported work injuries sustained by the employees of the Town of Orchard Park, and WHEREAS, a brief quarterly report submitted to the Governing Board by the NYSIF Liaison summarizing the currently active EC-3 reports for the employees who remain off work by their department, the nature of the work injury, the duration of time off work duty, and potential for injury prevention would keep the Governing Board informed of the risks of the employees work environment and potential for mitigation of the risks and associated expenses, and WHEREAS, the NYSIF has potential for the Town to access recognized risk reduction methods specific to the Town’s risk profile such as personal protective equipment including puncture resistant work gloves or better utilization of equipment safety features, and best practices for the relevant work procedures, and WHEREAS, use of the NYSIF or other resources could improve the quality and safety of the Town’s work environment based upon the documented risk occurrences over time including trends in injury severity and frequency. NOW, THEREFORE be it RESOLVED, that Gregory Bennett will be appointed to the status of temporary Liaison to the NYSIF with the duty to request the employee EC-3 forms for all currently active claims with the employee names redacted by the NYSIF, and with that information report all of the currently active claims to the Governing Board and Employee Safety Committee, and be it further RESOLVED, Gregory Bennett will report to the Governing Board on the potential resources for injury prevention to be considered by the Governing Board and Employee Safety Committee to consider these initiatives to improve employee safety and reduce the cost of claims with potential for budgetary savings ~ for the Town.