Resolution - 2020-42RESOLUTION NO.2020-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, IMPLEMENTING A
POLICY DELEGATING TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS
HANDLING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CALIFORNIA
JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY AS
AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
910, ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina is a member of the California Joint Powers
Insurance Authority (California JPIA) effective July 1, 2020, and pursuant to Government Code
sections 990.4, et seq. and 6500 et seq, pools its self -insured liability claims and losses with other
California JPIA members under a Memorandum of Coverage; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Powers Agreement creating the California JPIA authorizes it to
exercise powers common to members and appropriate to defend and indemnify members from
liability claims under the Memorandum of Coverage.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. the City of West Covina delegates to California JPIA authority to act on its
behalf pursuant to Government Code sections 910, et seq. to accept, reject, return as insufficient,
or return as untimely any claims against it, and to provide any notices authorized under those
statutes on behalf of the City of West Covina.
SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective July 1, 2020.
SECTION 3. The City of West Covina's Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall enter
the same in the book of original resolutions and it shall become effective immediately.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to
the California JPIA, 8081 Moody Street, La Palma, CA
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of
APPROVED AS FORM
Thoma P. Du e
City Attorney
ATTEST
Lisa k
Assis City Clerk
I, LISA SHERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2020-42 was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of West Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of May, 2020, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Castellanos, Johnson, Shewmaker, Lopez-Viado, Wu
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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L'ASherfick
Assistant City Clerk