HomeMy WebLinkAbout14270 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,270
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3 A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION OF THE CITY OF
4 LITTLE ROCK IN AN INSURANCE POOL ADMINISTERED BY THE
5 ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE FOR CERTAIN LITIGATION
6 COSTS, EXPENSES AND COVERAGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, or its employees, are frequently named as defendants
9 in cases brought pursuant to Federal or State Civil Rights Acts,and there is a cost involved with the defense
10 of these matters as well as a potential liability should the City, or the employee, be found to have violated
11 State or Federal Law;and,
12 WHEREAS, instead of the purchase of an annual insurance policy the City has participated in an
13 insurance pool of various local governments known as the Municipal League Defense Program, which is
14 administered through the Arkansas Municipal League; and,
15 WHEREAS, it is time to participate in the pool as provided by the formula adopted by the Arkansas
16 Municipal League for the year 2016,
17 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
18 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
19 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Arkansas Municipal
20 League for participation by the City of Little Rock in the Municipal League Defense Program for the year
21 2016 in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Fourteen Thousand,One Hundred Eighty-One and 36/100
22 Dollars($414,181.36).
23 Section 2. Funds for this agreement are available in Account No. 100000-1401.
24 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
25 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
26 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this
27 resolution,as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision were not originally a part of this resolution.
28 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this
29 resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
30 PASSED: January 5,2016
31 ATTE �' APPROVED:
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34 ;11111 • • ,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
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