HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-001 Electing the Non Waiver of Statutory Municipal Tort Liability Limits and Declining Excess Liability Insurance Coverage
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 23-01
RESOLUTION ELECTING THE NON-WAIVER OF STATUTORY MUNICIPAL TORT
LIABILITY LIMITS AND DECLINING EXCESS LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE
Motion By: Braid Second By: Lake
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
Minnesota Statutes 466.04 imposes limits on municipal tort liability; and
the City of Prior Lake has the option to waive the protection of statutorily
imposed limits on what a claimant can recover in a tort liability action: and
WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) offers municipalities
the option to purchase excess liability insurance; and
WHEREAS, the Prior Lake City Council has evaluated whether to waive the limit on tort
liability and whether to purchase excess liability coverage for non-tort claims;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Prior Lake has historically exhibited relatively low claims experience.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA that the City of Prior Lake hereby exercises the following elections with respect to
the available LMCIT insurance options:
X
The City of Prior Lake DOES NOT WAIVE the monetary limits on municipal tort
liability established by MN Statutes 466.04 effective for the 2023 policy year.
X The City of Prior Lake declines excess liability coverage effective for the 2023 policy
year.
Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 4th day of January 2023.
VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Jason Wedel, City Manager