The purpose of this report is to provide information on claims that were closed during the 3rd Quarter 2016. All claims listed in this report were resolved and settled pursuant to the City Council’s prior annual Resolution authorizing the City Manager to settle claims against or by the City in an amount of $100,000 or less, and Resolution No. R-2015-136 was adopted on November 3, 2015. On June 14, 2016, the City Council passed a motion to change the settlement authority amount of $100,000 to $50,000. All payment amounts listed on the City Manager’s CIAW report show the amount paid by the City of Yakima toward the settlement within the City’s $100,000 insurance deductible. In Michael Henne v. City of Yakima, Yakima County Superior Court Cause No. 11-2-03986-1, the case settled at a mediation for $63,500 on March 18, 2016; the City’s insurance company paid the settlement amount which was above the City’s deductible. The entire amount of the settlement was paid by the City’s insurance carrier and the City paid no money toward the settlement.
The report includes information for the third quarter 2016: (1) CIAW claim summary by type of claim; (2) CIAW claim summary by department; (3) CIAW closed claims for the 3rd Quarter 2016; and (4) WSTIP closed claims for the 3rd Quarter 2016. Adopting the attached claims resolution affirms and ratifies the payments made by the City of Yakima on claims closed during the 3rd quarter of 2016 as listed in the reports. |