HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2902 ORDINANCE NO 2902
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 3 09
OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO SETTLEMENT
AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT CLAIMS, CITY INITIATED CLAIMS,
AND THREATENED OR PENDING LITIGATION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS
Section 1. Section 3 09 090 of the Redlands Municipal Code,titled "Authority to
Compromise Pending Claims," is hereby amended to read as follows
"3 09 090 AUTHORITY TO COMPROMISE PENDING CLAIMS
Pursuant to Government Code section 949, the City Council may compromise any claim initiated
by, or filed against, the City The City Council further delegates the authonty to the City Manager
and City Attorney to compromise any such pending claim as follows
City Manager's designee $10,000 or less
City Manager's designee, with concurrence of $30,000 or less
City Manager and City Attorney
Section 2 Section 3 09 110 of the Redlands Municipal Code, hereby retitled as
"Threatened or Pending Litigation," is hereby also amended to read as follows
"3 09 110. THREATENED OR PENDING LITIGATION
The City Manager, or his or her designee, and the City Attorney may compromise and settle any
threatened or pending litigation initiated by, or filed against,the City for personal injury(including
death), damages to personal or real property„ breach of contract, or for any other reason, for the
amounts set forth in section 3 09 090 of this chapter In the alternative, the City Manager's
designee, with the consent of the City Manager, may present any such threatened or pending
litigation to the City Council for action"
Section 3. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City and thereafter, this
ordinance shall take effect as provided by law
aul W Foster Mayor
ATTEST
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3 e Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance
was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 3rd day of
December 2019, by the following vote
AYES Councilmembers Bauch, Tejeda, Momberger, Davis, Mayor Foster
NOES None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
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J e Donaldson, City Clerk
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