2015/08/11 City Council Resolution 2015-130RESOLUTION NO. 2015 -130
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
DELEGATING TO THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY TO REJECT CLAIMS UNDER
THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CLAIMS ACT, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 935.4
WHEREAS, The California Government Claims Act (Cal. Gov. Code §810 et sq.)
requires most claims for money or damages against the City of Rohnert Park and its officers and
employees to be presented to the City Council within a specified period of time before a claimant
is permitted to file a law suit against the City or its employees based on the claim (See Gov. Code
§905 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, It is the obligation of the City Council to act on the claim by allowing,
rejecting, compromising, or settling the claim within 45 days after the claim is presented; and
WHEREAS, Govermnent Code section 935.4 authorizes the City Council to delegate to a
city employee the authority to perform these functions of the City Council under the Government
Claims Act, provided that the employee of a general law city cannot allow, settle, or compromise
a claim for more than $50,000; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds that, subject to the limitations in Government Code
Section 935.4, claims can be more quickly and efficiently processed by delegating authority to the
City Manager to reject claims in the manner permitted by Government Code section 935.4 and
that the City Council's time is better used, if these functions of the City Council under the
Government Claims Act are delegated to the City Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council's authority to reject a
claim filed with the City Clerk under the Government Claims Act is hereby delegated to the City
Manager.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 1 lth day of August, 2015.
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Amy O. Ahanotu, Mayor
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VAnne M. Buergler, City Cie
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