HomeMy WebLinkAbout19060 RES - 10/15/1985A RESOLUTION
URGING THE GOVERNOR TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LIABILITY
LOSSES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE
COVERAGE ALTERNATIVES.
WHEREAS, local governments in the State of Texas are faced with a
crisis of non-availability or under -availability of adequate insurance
coverage to protect themselves against all forms of liability exposure; and
WHEREAS, claims against local governments have increased to
staggering proportions and jury verdicts have skyrocketed; and
WHEREAS, insurance companies no longer consider local governments
acceptable underwriting risks and have denied coverage to local govern-
ments; and
WHEREAS, the unavailability of adequate insurance coverage places
units of local government in catastrophic financial jeopardy forcing local
governments to refuse to undertake the essential public services; and
WHEREAS, such potential liability exposure also affects
individual officers and employees of local governments, discouraging them
from effectively carrying out their public duties and risking catastrophic
personal financial loss;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council urges the delegates of the 72nd
Annual Conference of the Texas Municipal League to adopt a resolution, a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2. That upon written request of the Mayor or five
Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the
immediate need for the efficient and effective administration of City
affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring
suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon
ordinances or resolutions at three regular meetings so that this resolution
is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure
this the 15th day of October, 1985.
ATTEST:
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MAYOR
THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVED: DAY OF OCTOBER, 1985
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04P.159.01
19060 MICROFILMED
A RESOLUTION
URGING THE GOVERNOR TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO LIABILITY
LOSSES AND THE AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE INSURANCE
COVERAGE ALTERNATIVES.
WHEREAS, local governments in the State of Texas are faced with a
crisis of non-availability or under -availability of adequate insurance
coverage to protect themselves against all forms of liability exposure; and
WHEREAS, claims against local governments have increased to
staggering proportions and jury verdicts have skyrocketed; and
WHEREAS, insurance companies no longer consider local governments
acceptable underwriting risks and have denied coverage to local govern-
ments; and
WHEREAS, the unavailability of adequate insurance coverage places
units of local government in catastrophic financial jeopardy forcing local
governments to refuse to undertake the essential public services; and
WHEREAS, such potential liability exposure also affects
individual officers and employees of local governments, discouraging them
from effectively carrying out their public duties and risking catastrophic
personal financial loss;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE DELEGATES ASSEMBLED AT THIS
72ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE that TML strongly
urges the Governor of the State of Texas to form a special task force to
study the potential liability exposure of all units of local government and
to recommend alternatives to deal with this insurance liability crisis, and
directs the Executive Director and his staff to take measures for this
purpose, and urges all member cities individually to contact the Governor
of the State of Texas to inform him of the great importance of this issue
to every municipality in the State and to solicit his support.
PASSED AND APPROVED at San Antonio, Texas this 2nd day of
November, 1985.
APPROVED:
President
ATTEST:
Executive Director
04P.159.01
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(1) Statement of the problem addressed by this Resolution:
The potential liability of units of local government and the
staggering amount of claims and jury verdicts have caused the
availability of insurance coverage to be almost non-existent to units
of local government.
(2) How would implementation of this Resolution solve the problem?:
Implementation of this Resolution would focus attention on this
crisis, determine its cause and scope, and study alternatives.
Alternatives could result in stabilizing the financial integrity of
units of local government throughout Texas and enable them to continue
to provide essential public services without suffering financial
disaster.
04P.159.01
Corpus Christi, Texas
` day of
1985
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or resolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
MAYOR
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THE C Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Luther Jones
Dr. Jack Best
David Berlanga, Sr.
Leo Guerrero
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Bill Pruet
Mary Pat Slavik
Linda Strong
19060
CERTIFICATE
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF NUECES §
I the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
do certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
19060, passed and approved on October 15, 1985, as same appears in the
Official Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, of which the City
Secretary's Office is the lawful custodian.
WITNESSETH MY HAND and the Official Seal of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, this 16th day of _ October , 1985.
Armando Chaps, City Secreta
Corpus Christi, Texas
(SEAL)