HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-47 - Authorizing City Manager to Deny ClaimsRESOLUTION NO. 92- 47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER
TO DENY CLAIMS.
• WHEREAS, the City Manager as the Chief Administrative Officer
of the City of Newport Beach and, as such, is largely responsible
for the fiscal integrity of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is familiar with all claims and
lawsuits filed by persons seeking payment for personal injury or
property damage allegedly caused by the City, its employees, or a
condition of City property; and
WHEREAS, state law authorizes the City Council to delegate, to
the City Manager or other employee, the responsibility for denying
claims and notifying the claimant of the action taken; and
WHEREAS, state law also authorizes the City Council to
delegate, to its attorney or the City Manager, the authority to
settle or compromise claims for personal injury or property damage
so long as the payment does not exceed $50,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to perform
those functions otherwise to be performed by the City Council
pursuant to the provisions of Section 905 et seq. of the Government
Code;
SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized to settle
claims for personal injury or property damage so long as the
payment by the City does not exceed $50,000.00.
ADOPTED, this 11th day of May 1992.
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• MAYOR
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