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RESOLUTION NO. 24-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, INCREASING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES, CITY MANAGER, AND CITYATTORNEY 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 to up to $25,000 and updating the job classifications
authorized to settle claims to reflect the City's staffing structure; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 23-32 was adopted on June 20, 2023, increasing
staff's settlement authority to up to $50,000, updating the job classifications authorized to
settle claims to reflect the City's staffing structure, and clarifying that settlement authority
also applies to employment claims; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify that the City Manager may appoint
a designee to provide authority to settle a claim on their behalf.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Tustin
determines and orders as follows:
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 (or City's Manager's
designee), 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. 24-53 supersedes City Council Resolution No.
23-32.
Resolution 24-53
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin
held on the 17th day of September 2024.
Signed by:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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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. 24-53 was duly passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council, held on the 17th day of
September 2024, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Gallagher, Clark, Gomez, Schnell (5)
COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0)
COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED:
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City Clerk
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Resolution 24-53
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