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Resolution 23-32
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RESOLUTION NO. 23-32
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, INCREASING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF
HUMAN RESOURCES, CITY MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY TO SETTLE
GENERAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND AUTOMOTIVE LIABILITY CLAIMS
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 935.4, a portion of the
California Tort Claims Act, allows a General Law city to authorize, by resolution, the
delegation of authority to an employee of the local public entity to allow, compromise, or
settle claims against the local public entity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 04-24 on February 17,
2004, authorizing staff to settle general and automobile liability claims up to $10,000;
and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 09-55 was adopted on September 15, 2009,
increasing staff’s settlement authority up to $25,000 and updating the job classifications
authorized to settle claims to reflect the City’s staffing structure; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to increase settlement limits in line with
contemporary standards, clarify that settlement authority also applies to employment
claims, and update the job classifications authorized to settle claims to reflect the City’s
current staffing structure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Tustin determines and orders as follows:
1. The Director of Human Resources is authorized to settle general,
employment, and automotive liability claims (“claims”) in an amount up to and
including $25,000.
2. The Director of Human Resources, City Manager, and City Attorney, by
consensus, are authorized to settle claims in an amount over $25,000 and up
to and including $50,000.
3. Settlement of claims in excess of $50,000 shall be authorized by the City
Council.
4. This City Council Resolution No. 23-32 supersedes City Council Resolution
No. 09-55.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin
held on the 20th day of June 2023.
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Resolution 23-32
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AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST:
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Erica N. Yasuda, 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. 23-32 was duly
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 20th day of
June 2023, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Clark, Gallagher, Gomez, Schnell (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: (0)
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
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