CC Resolution No. 6754
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I~OI3lPIC~t N0. 6754
A IiF50LLTPICH~1 OF Ri~ QTY OOIJNCIL OF 'iI~ GPI'Y OF ~F~M'II~
FNDO~SING ~"FAIF2 RESPONSIBILI'PY AGT OF 1986"
Fk~E~S, the Pz~serit joirYt azd several liability law, also }mam as
~e "~eeP Fbcket Doctrine", has unfairly oost the cities of California
millions of clollars in oourt i~ents, settlements, ieqal oost,s,
~Y~~t~J ~~e P~~ ard difficulty in obtainir~g adequate
liability t„s,,,-a,~ owerage; ami
WE~S, this szima doctririe has also oost other govercIIne.ntal bodies,
business fizms and professic+nals many miilions of dollars; and
Fk~2EAS, ultimately this oost is unfairly borne by the taxpayers and
oons~nners of California; and
WF~EAS, manY cities, other gove.rrunental bodies, business finns ard
professiar~als are selected as defendants in lawsuits meraly because of
their pex~eived assets or insur~noe ar~d often are fcurYi only fractionally
at fault but ~[a~st pay most or all of the judcpnent because the defendants
most at fault c~uzot pay; arxi
Wf~s, tha cost of this in unfairly borne by the taxpayers and
constnness of California; and
W~~ the "Fair Responsibility Act of 1986" is an initiative
measurs that would give the voters of California an opportwzity to reform
the inenuities arxi injustices oP the "Deep Pocket Doctrine" kry holdirig
liability lawsuit defendants fin~ncially liable in cl~er proportion to
their degree of fault;
NOF1~ IT RESOL~ID that the City ~il of the City of
~pertin° erxlorse the "Fair Responsibility Aet of 1986'~ arid urge its
~PPo~ ~ Fa~98 to re.l.ieve the Pinancial stsain i~osed on local
9overrm~ent arid its taxpayess.
P1~.SSID AND ADOFPID at a zegular meetinq of the City Oouncil of the
City of GUpe.rtiryo this 21st day of January, 1986 by the fOllowixlg vote:
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FiFS0I7.TrI~tJ NO. 6754
Vote ~ibe~s of the city Cau~cil
AYES: Gatto, Johnson, P1imc3Y~ ~r~~ ~4~
NOES: No¢~e
ABSFNr: Na~e
ASSTAaI: Naree
ATl~ST: p,p~yp~7Ep:
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