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RESOLUTION NO. 04-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, CLARIFYING THE AUTHORITY OF
THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE
FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND THE CITY COUNCIL TO
SETTLE GENERAL AND AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY CLAIMS
WHEREAS, since 1991, the City has been following a Claims Administration
Procedure for the review, presentation, and settlement of General and Automobile
Liability
Claims; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify the authority of the City Manager,
City Attorney, and Finance Director to settle such claims in accordance with the Claims
Administration Procedure and to further report on significant claims from time to time to
the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, resolves, determines and orders as follows:
1.
The City Manager, City Attorney, and Finance Director shall have the
authority to settle General and Automobile Liability Claims ("Claims") up to
and including the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) as
follows:
(a)
The Finance Director or City Manager may settle Claims up to, and
including $1,500.00;
(b)
The Finance Director and City Manager may settle Claims in the
amount of $1 ,501.00 up to, and including $5,000.00;
(c)
The City Manager, City Attorney, and Finance Director, by
consensus, may settle Claims in the amount of $5,001.00 up to,
and including $10,000.00.
2.
The settlement of Claims in excess of $10,000.00 shall be approved or
authorized by the City Council.
3.
The City Manager, City Attorney or Finance Director shall report
periodically to the City Council on Claims that exceed or are estimated. to
exceed $100,000.00.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Tustin on the 17th day of February, 2004.
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TONY KAV'J.~HIMA'
Mayor
ATTEST:
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AMELA STOKER,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Pamela Stoker, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of
the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 04-24 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 1 ih day of
February, 2004 by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: KAWASHIMA, BONE, DAVERT, HAGEN, THOMAS
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: NONE
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: NONE
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: NONE
(5)
(0)
(0)
(0)
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City Clerk
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