§ 154-6. Workers' compensation claims.

(a)

The county attorney is hereby vested with the final authority to determine whether a claim against Fulton County under the workers' compensation laws shall be recognized.

(b)

A committee consisting of the county manager, county attorney, and head of the department whose employee was injured shall be appointed by the county commission to investigate, consider, and pass upon claims under workers' compensation requests; provided, however, that the county manager file a monthly report of all claims presented and paid during the month at the next regular meeting.

(c)

Employees of the county injured in line of duty, where coverage under the Workers' Compensation Act O.C.G.A. tit. 34, art. 9 (O.C.G.A. § 34-9-1 et seq.) is obvious and undisputed, are to be paid the proper compensation due them under the Workers' Compensation Act, at the regular time when other employees of the county of similar compensation and classification are paid, and there shall be no need that payment of the compensation be delayed while the paper work and other mechanics of processing the claim are being completed. Nothing in this chapter, however, shall be construed to eliminate or delay necessary preparation and execution of the proper documents to comply with the requirements of this board and of the workers' compensation board.

(d)

In the absence of the county manager, compensation may be paid immediately upon the approval of the head of the department in which the employee is employed and of the county attorney.

(Code 1983, §§ 24-2-1—24-2-4)