2003-039 Lawsuit Settlement PolicyRESOLUTION 39-2003
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A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA, SETTING FORTH A POLICY THAT IN ANY LAWSUIT WHEREIN THE VILLAGE
OF NORTH PALM BEACH IS A DEFENDANT, NEITHER THE VILLAGE NOR THE
INSURANCE ADMINISTRATOR UNDER THE VILLAGE'S SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM
SHALL ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT INVOLVING AN EXPENDITURE IN EXCESS OF FIVE
THOUSAND ($5,000.00) DOLLARS UNLESS THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT HAVE
BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A PUBLIC HEARING; PROVIDING AN EXCEPTION WHEN AN
EMERGENCY EXISTS; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Village Council of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, does hereby set
forth a policy that in any lawsuit wherein the Village ofNorth Palm Beach is a defendant, neither the
Village nor the insurance administrator under the Village's self-insurance program shall enter into a
settlement involving an expenditure in excess of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars unless the terms
of the settlement have been the subject of a public hearing held after the Village gives due public
notice. Notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation is not required.
Section 2. The Village may settle a lawsuit that requires expenditure of public funds in excess of
Five Thousand ($5,000.00) at a public meeting where the Village records in the minutes the reasons
for which an emergency exists which preclude the Village from holding a public hearing on the
settlement.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS
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