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Request for Council Action 4D
Prepared By: Sue Iverson, Council Meeting Date: December 10,2012
Director of Finance and Administrative Services
Accepting the Liability Coverage Limits from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance
Trust (LMCIT) for 2013
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Recommendation:
1. A motion to approve Resolution 2012-046, regarding no-waiver of the statutory
liability limits and accepting the liability coverage limits from the League of
Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust(LMCIT) for 2013.
Supporting Documents:
1. See the attached memo from Sue Iverson dated December 10, 2012.
2. Resolution 2012-046.
3. Liability Coverage Waiver Form.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 10, 2912
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Sue Iverson, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
SUBJECT: Resolution 2012-046: Resolution Accepting the Liability Coverage Limits
from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust(LMCIT) for 2013
Background
Each year the City Council is required to decide whether or not to waive the statutory tort
liability limits to the extent of the coverage purchased. In past history, the City has not
waived the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes
466.04. (This would mean that the City accepts liability coverage limits of$2,500,000.)
Council Action
A motion to approve Resolution 2012-046, regarding no-waiver of the statutory liability
limits and accepting the liability coverage limits from the League of Minnesota Cities
Insurance Trust(LMCIT) for 2013.
City Council Meeting
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,-A EN HILLS
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION No. 2012-046
Accepting the Liability Coverage Limits from the
League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT)
WHEREAS, the City of Arden Hills DOES NOT WAIVE the monetary limits on
municipal tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes 466.04,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: The City of Arden Hills accepts liability coverage
limits of two million, five hundred thousand dollars and zero cents ($2,500,000.00) from the
League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) for calendar year 2013.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THIS
10th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2012.
David Grant,Mayor
ATTEST:
Patrick Klaers, City Administrator
SECTION 1: LIABILITY COVERAGE WAIVER FORM
Cities obtaining liability coverage from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust must decide
whether or not to waive the statutory tort liability limits to the extent of the coverage purchased. The
decision to waive or not to waive the statutory limits has the following effects:
If the city does not waive the statutory tort limits, an individual claimant would be able to recover no
more than $500,000. on any claim to which the statutory tort limits apply. The total which all claimants
would be able to recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would be
limited to$1,500,000. These statutory tort limits would apply regardless of whether or not the city
purchases the optional excess liability coverage.
If the city waives the statutory tort limits and does not purchase excess liability coverage, a single
claimant could potentially recover up to$1,500,000. on a single occurrence. The total which all
claimants would be able to recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would
also be limited to$1,500,000., regardless of the number of claimants.
If the city waives the statutory tort limits and purchases excess liability coverage, a single claimant
could potentially recover an amount up to the limit of the coverage purchased. The total which all
claimants would be able to recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would
also be limited to the amount of coverage purchased, regardless of the number of claimants.
Claims to which the statutory municipal tort limits do not apply are not affected by this decision.
This decision must be made by the city council. Cities purchasing coverage must complete and
return this form to LMCIT before the effective date of the coverage. For further information, contact
LMCIT. You may also wish to discuss these issues with your city attorney.
449k accepts liability coverage limits of$ ZJ from the League of
Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust(LMCIT).
Check one:
EV The city DOES NOT WAIVE the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by
Minnesota Statutes 466.04.
❑ The city WAIVES the monetary limits on tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes 466.04,
to the extent of the limits of the liability coverage obtained from LMCIT.
Date of city council meeting
Signature Position
Return this completed form to LMCIT, 145 Univer51tyAve, W., St. Paul, MN. 55103-2044