HomeMy WebLinkAbout76-062RESOLUTION NO. 76-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 935.4 AND
SECTION 949 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DELEGATING
TO THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO
COMPROMISE AND SETTLE CLAIMS AND
ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES, SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS.
WHEREAS, Section 935.4 of the Government Code of the State
of California provides, in pertinent part, that this Council may
authorize an employee to allow, compromise or settle claims against
the City of Santa Ana, subject to certain limitations; and
WHEREAS, Section 949 of said Government Code provides that
"The governing body of a local public entity may compromise, or may
delegate the authority to its attorney or an employee to compromise,
any pending action."
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana, as follows:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to allow, com-
promise or settle any claim against the City of Santa Ana, and to
compromise any pending action against the City of Santa Ana, pro-
vided, however, that no such allowance, compromise or settlement is
authorized hereby if it involves payment of more than Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for any claim or action involving
only damage to property, or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) in any
claim or action involving bodily injury or other personal injury.
The authorization extended hereby shall be effective from
and after July 1, 1976.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its re§ular meeting held on the 19th day of
3u1¥ , 1976.
ATTEST:
~ ~FLORENCE I. MALONg
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SANTA ANA
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am the
Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing
Resolution was introduced to said Council at its re§ular
meeting held on the 19th day of July , 1976, and was at
said meeting passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES,
NOES,
ABSENT,
COUNCILMEN: Ward, Yamamoto, Bricken,
Garthe, Evans, Brandt
COUNCILMEN: None
COUNCILMEN: None
Ortiz,
APPROVED AS TO.I~ORM:
KEITH L. GOW, CITY ATTORNEY