HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 96-48 ORDINANCE NO. 9�- �
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2
SECTION 2-3.1 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
AMEND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S AUTHORITY TO SETTLE
LIABILITY CLAIMS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT Chapter 2 Section 2-3.1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
The City Attorney's Office is hereby authorized to negotiate and/or settle any
general liability claim or lawsuit in an amount not to exceed $2,500 per
occurrence. A claim or lawsuit involving property damage only may be
settled by the City Attorney's Office with the concurrence of the City
Manager in an amount not to exceed $10,000 per occurrence.
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the day
of 1996.
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