2026-014 - Delegation of authority for claims- ESTABLISHING A POLICY WHICH DELEGATES TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS HANDLING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY AS AUTHORIZED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 910, ET SEQ RESOLUTION 2026-014
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ESTABLISHING
A POLICY WHICH DELEGATES TORT LIABILITY CLAIMS HANDLING RESPONSIBILITIES
TO THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY AS AUTHORIZED BY
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 910,ET SEQ.
WHEREAS,the Town of Los Gatos is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance
Authority(California JPIA), and pursuant to Government Code sections 990.4, et seq., and 6500
et seq., pools its self-insured liability claims and losses with other California JPIA members
under a Memorandum of Coverage; and
WHEREAS,the Joint Powers Agreement creating the California JPIA authorizes it to
exercise powers common to members and appropriate to defend and indemnify members from
liability claims under the Memorandum of Coverage.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
does hereby resolve, order and determine as follows:
Section 1. The Town of Los Gatos delegates to California JPIA authority to act on its
behalf pursuant to Government Code sections 910, et seq. to accept, reject, return as
insufficient, or return as untimely any claims against it, and to provide any notices authorized
under those statutes on behalf of the Town of Los Gatos.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
Section 3. The Town Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
Gatos, California, held on the 7th day of April, 2026, by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Rob Rennie, Mary Badame, Maria Ristow, Matthew Hudes, Mayor Rob Moore
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
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