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HomeMy WebLinkAbout59-86 11!!, 410 RESOLUTION NO. 59-86 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ENDORSING THE "FAIR RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1986" PROPOSITION 51. . - INITIATIVE MEASURE RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that WHEREAS, the present joint and several liability law, also known as the "Deep Pocket Doctrine" , has unfairly cost the cities of California millions of dollars . in court judgments , settlements , legal costs, skyrocketing insurance premiums and difficulty in ob- taining adequate liability insurance coverage; and WHEREAS, this same doctrine has also cost other governmental bodies , business firms and. professionals many millions of dollars; and WHEREAS, ultimately this cost is unfairly borne by the taxpay- ers and consumers of California; and WHEREAS, many cities., other governmental bodies, business firms and professionals are selected as defendants in lawsuits merely be- cause of their perceived assets or insurance and ofter are found • only fractionally at fault but must pay -most or all of the judgment because the defendants most at fault cannot pay; and WHEREAS, the cost of this is unfairly borne by the taxpayers and consumers of California; and WHEREAS, Proposition 51 on the June 3 , 1986 ballot, the "Fair Responsibility Act of 1986, " is an initiative measure that would • give the voters of California an opportunity to reform the inequities and injustices of the "Deep Pocket Doctrine" by holding liability lawsuit defendants financially liable in closer proportion to their degree of fault; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills does hereby endorse Propo- sition 51 and urges its support and passage to relieve the financial strain imposed on local government and its taxpayers . REGULARLY passed and adopted this 7th day of May, 1986 . BY / MAYOR ATTEST: �+ CITY CLERK Reso. #59/86 - page 2 -2