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Recommendation to Accept: 1) the Report on Litigation and Liability Claims Settlements, and 2) Availability of Any Documents Which Have Become Disclosable to the Public for the Period October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017. (City Attorney 7120)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Janet C. Kern, City Attorney
Re: Recommendation to Accept: 1) the Report on Litigation and Liability Claims Settlements, and 2) Availability of Any Documents Which Have Become Disclosable to the Public for the Period October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017
BACKGROUND
This report identifies the dollar value of litigation and liability claims settled or resolved by the City Attorney's Office during the above reporting period. These settlements were previously approved either by City Council in closed session or by the City Attorney within authority limits previously delegated by the City Council. This report serves as public disclosure as to the settlement amounts and the individual claim or litigation from which the settlements stemmed.
The Sunshine Ordinance provides that semi-annually the City Attorney present to the City Council: (a) a list of documents that have been determined to be public after such documents have previously been determined to be privileged and unavailable to the public; and (b) determine whether any closed session minutes should continue to be exempt from disclosure ("Sunshine Disclosure Report"). See Sections 2-91.12 (e) and 2-91.8 (a), Alameda Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION
Settlement Report
The attached Claims and Litigation Settlement Report ("Settlement Report") attached as Exhibit 1 has been re-worked with the goal of ensuring more transparency. The City Attorney's Office's practice is to submit the Settlement Report on a semi-annual basis concurrent with the Sunshine Disclosure Report. The prior iteration of the Settlement Report, however, was delayed as staff re-worked the format to provide greater clarity. Go...
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