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RESOLUTION NO. 92 246
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT
3 SETTLEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
4 WHEREAS, from time to time settlements of lawsuits and
5 claims involving the City result in proposals to provide funds for
6 the City, and
7 WHEREAS, there is presently no authorized officer or body
8 other than the Mayor and Council who may accept and approve such
9 settlements,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
11 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Subject to the provision of Section 3 below, the
13 City Administrator or his or her authorized representative shall
14 be empowered to accept all settlements of lawsuits and claims
15 involving the City upon the approval of the City Attorney where
16 the City is to receive money or other items of value, as long as
17 such settlement is in an amount which does not exceed Ten Thousand
18 Dollars ($10,000.00).
19 SECTION 2. Subj ect to the provisions of Section 3 below,
20 the Claims Review Committee established by San Bernardino
21 Municipal Code ~3.16.060 shall be empowered upon unanimous vote to
22 accept all settlements of lawsuits and claims involving the City
23 where the City is to receive money or other items of value, as
24 long as such settlement is in an amount in excess of Ten Thousand
25 Dollars ($10,000.00) but does not exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars
26 ($20,000.00).
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June 26. 1992
1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT
2 SETTLEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
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SECTION 3.
Nothing in this Resolution shall be construed
4 to grant authority to any officer other than the Mayor and Common
5 Council to compromise a claim of the City in order to bring it
6 within the above specified settlement authority.
7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
8 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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Bernardino at a
day of July
Council Members:
ESTRADA
REILLY
HERNANDEZ
MAUDSLEY
MINOR
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
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ThEl foregoing
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reqular
meeting thereof, held on the 6th
, 1992, by the following vote, to wit:
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ABSENT
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resolution is hereby
, 1992.
day
Approved as to
form and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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