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Recommendation to Accept the Report on Litigation and Liability Claims Settlements; and Make Available Any Documents Which Have Become Disclosable to the Public for the Period January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018. (City Attorney 7120)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Janet C. Kern, City Attorney
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City Attorney's Office is submitting this report on the seventeen (17) liability claims and one (1) lawsuit it settled between January 1, 2018 and June 30, 2018. It also reports that there are no closed session minutes or other documents previously withheld as exempt from disclosure that should now be made public.
BACKGROUND
This report identifies the dollar value of litigation and liability claims settled 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.
DISCUSSION
Settlement Report
The attached Settlement Report covers settlements paid during the period of January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018, and is broken down into two major categories: liability claims settlements (pre-litigation claims timely presented under the Government Claims Act), and settlements executed after the initiation of litigation.
The Settlement Report is further broken down to include the names of claimants/plaintiffs, a brief description of the incident, the date of the incident, the date of payment and the amount paid in settlement. During the reporting period, the City settled a total of seventeen (17) pre-litigation claims with an average payout of less than $2,850.00. One lawsuit was settled during the reporting period.
In addition to the above, the City entered into a Separation Agreement with...
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