IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to settle the claim of Auto-Owners Insurance Company for the total payment by the County of $10,975.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 18336, December 2, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, section 1606.1(3), Jackson County Code, 1984, authorizes the settlement of claims in excess of $5,000.00 upon recommendation of the County Counselor, by Resolution of the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, Auto-Owners Insurance Company has made a claim against the County seeking compensation for damage to a vehicle driven by insured Leland Fish allegedly caused by a County employee operating a road grader; and,
WHEREAS, after thorough investigation and negotiations, the County Counselor recommends a settlement in the total sum of $10,975.00 to be paid by the County to Auto-Owners Insurance Company or its designee, in exchange for the full and complete release of all claims; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended settlement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the settlement of the claims of Auto-Owners Insurance, as recommended by the County Counselor, be and hereby is approved; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check in an amount totaling $10,975.00 in full and complete settlement of this claim, payable to Trover Solutions, Inc., agent for Auto-Owners Insurance Company, pursuant to the specific direction of the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute an appropriate settlement agreement and any and all other documents necessary to give full legal effect to this Resolution.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18336 of December 2, 2013 was duly passed on December 9, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_______ Nays ________0______
Abstaining ___0________ Absent ______0______
December 9, 2013 ______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 060 5160 56380
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental
Uninsured Claimants
NOT TO EXCEED: $10,975.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing