Resolution - 8369RESOLUTION NO. 8369
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 5943,
APPROVING A PROCEDURE FOR THE PROCESSING OF
CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF WEST COVINA
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE
TO ALLOW, COMPROMISE OR SETTLE CLAIMS FILED
AGAINST THE CITY IN THE AMOUNTS OF FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000) OR LESS.
WHEREAS, the California Tort Claims Act (Government Code
Sections 900 et seq.) establishes a procedure for the filing of claims against
a city for injury or damage alleged to be due to the negligence of a city employee
or the dangerous or defective condition of city property, and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 912.4 requires a public
entity to act upon such a claim within 45 days after it is presented to it,
and
WHEREAS, in those cases where the amount claimed is $15,000
or less, the public interest is served by the prompt investigation of the merits
of the claim, and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has established a procedure for
the investigation of such claims, and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 935.4 permits a City,
by resolution, to authorize an employee of the City to allow, compromise or
settle certain claims against the City:
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the
City of West Covina that:
1. The City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby
delegate to the City Manager of the City of West Covina, or his designee, the
authority to allow, compromise or settle claims filed against the City of West
Covina in which injury, damage or loss claimed is in the amount of fifteen
thousand dollars ($15,000) or less.
2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
Adopted and approved this loth day of July , 1989.
ATTEST:
(/Ixg�'—d—z6W City Clerk
• I h$ eby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 10th day of July 1989, by the following vote of
the council:
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Councilmember: McFadden, Manners, Lewis, Bacon
Councilmember: None
Councilmember: Tarozzi
�-J City Attornnby
City Clerk