10938ORDINANCE NO. 10,938
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SETTLE AND
PAY CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE CLAIMS MADE AGAINST
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND PRO-
CEDURE FOR THE PROCESSING OF SUCH CLAIMS; CREATING AND
APPROPRIATING TO A REVOLVING FUND FROM WHICH SUCH CLAIMS
SHALL BE PAID; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to determine
the moral responsibility for, settle and pay all claims against
the City of Little Rock where the amount involved does not exceed
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for damage to personal property
resulting from the negligent operation of a City Vehicle by a
City employee.
SECTION 2. In no instance shall the City Manager authorize
or cause to be paid any such claim for damage as provided for in
Section 1 above unless and until the following things have been
clearly established and determined:
a. Proof by the claimant of actual damage.
b. Negligence on the part of a City employee in the opera-
tion of a City vehicle as the proximate cause of said
damage.
Co That the amount of the damage claim does not exceed
the lowest of three independent bids on the cost of
repair to claimant's property.
SECTION 3. There is hereby created and the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) appropriated to a Revolving Fund to be known
as the Personal Property Damage Revolving Fund. All claims
authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be paid from and charged to the said Revolving Fund by warrants
issued by the City Manager and Director of Finance.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall not be construed as surrendering
the immunity of the City of Little Rock from suit for damages caused
by the negligent operation of City vehicles. Instead, the City of
Little Rock does hereby reserve the right to deny any and all
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claims of the nature provided for herein at any time.
SECTION 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed and this ordinance shall be in
full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: May 18. 1959
ATTEST: ,
City Clerk
APPROVED:
Mayor.