HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1976-1548 Insurance for city-owned vehicles (Not codified)ORDINANCE NO. 1548
ORDINANCE REQUIRING THAT ALL CITY -OWNED VEHICLES
CARRY A MINIMUM OF $500,000 COMBINED SINGLE LIMITS
OF BODILY INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE LIABILITY INSURANCE
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of National
City to place its automobile liability insurance with the
best market available for public entities, and
WHEREAS, the market for placing automobile liability
insurance has become very restricted as to interested insurance
carriers and premium costs, and
WHEREAS, the City's automobile liability insurance
policy renewal will become due at the beginning of the next
calendar year, and
WHEREAS, the City's insurance broker of record has
indicated that most of the excess liability insurance carriers
require at least a $500,000 limit of liability coverage for
the underlying insurance level and recommends that the City
immediately pass an ordinance requiring said amount of coverage
for all City -owned vehicles in order to assure itself of the
broadest possible market position and every possible combina-
tion of coverage;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the City Council
of the City of National City requires that all City -owned
vehicles carry a minimum of $500,000 combined single limits
of bodily injury and property damage liability insurance.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City Council find
that this Ordinance be adopted as an urgency Ordinance for the
reasons set forth above.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2lst day of December, 1976.
ATTEST:
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California,
on December 21, 1976 by the following vote, to -wit:
Camacho, Dalla, Pinson, Reid, Morgan
Ayes: Councilmen
None
Nays: Councilmen
None
Absent: Councilmen
None
Abstain: Councilmen
AUTHENTICATED BY:
KILE MORGAN
By:
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Deputy --
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted
on , under the provisions of
Secs. 36934 and 36937(b) of the Government Code.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the reading of said ordinance in
full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a
majority of the members elected to the City Council.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No.,Q' of the City
of National City, passed and ,adopted by the Council of
said City on •
IONE CAMPBELL
City Clerk of the City of
National City, California