ATTACHMENT #3
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA,
ESTABLISHING A POLICY THAT DELEGATES TORT
CLAIM HANDLING TO THE CALIFORNIA JOINT
POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY (CJPIA) AND
DELEGATES SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY TO CJPIA,
THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND THE CITY MANAGER
DEPENDING ON TYPE OF CLAIM AND AMOUNT,
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-037
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Section 935.4 of the Government Code of the State of California provides that a local public entity may authorize an employee of the local public entity to resolve a claim against the local public entity; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 949 authorizes a local public entity to delegate to an employee settlement of pending litigation without monetary limits; and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 910, et seq., authorizes a local public entity to delegate authority to a Joint Powers Agency to act on behalf of the local public agency to accept, reject, return as insufficient, or return as untimely any claims against the local public agency, and to provide any notices authorized under those statutes; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2025-037 currently authorizes the City Attorney, or their designee, to evaluate, settle, and reject all claims and demand and to order payments to settle any claims or pending litigation filed by or against the City, and to execute such releases and/or settlement agreements for amounts up to $25,000; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2025-037 currently authorizes the City Manager, or their designee, upon recommendation from the City Attorney, or their designee, to settle any claims or civil litigation filed by or against the City, involving sums greater than $25,000, up to $50,000, in a form approved by the City Attorney, or their designee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Thousand Oaks approved joining the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA), which is a Joint Powers Agency; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Thousand Oaks also approved entering into an agreement with Athens Administrators to serve as the City’s third- party claims administrator (TPA) as required by membership with CJPIA; and WHEREAS, for administrative efficiency it is desirable to delegate claim handling to the CJPIA and the TPA, with the exception of the authority to accept and settle claims that exceed $20,000 up to $50,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Thousand Oaks, California, does hereby find, determine, and resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 2025-037 is hereby rescinded and superseded by this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The actions authorized by this Resolution do not qualify as a "Project" under the California Environmental Quality Act as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15378 as they constitute administrative actions which will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
SECTION 3. CJPIA and the TPA retained pursuant to agreement with the City and CJPIA, currently Athens Administrators, are hereby authorized to act on behalf of the City of Thousand Oaks to reject, return as insufficient, or return as untimely any claims against the City, that are covered by the CJPIA Memorandums of Coverage applicable to the City (CJPIA Claims) and to provide any notices authorized or required under the Government Code and to take administrative actions necessary to accept and resolve CJPIA Claims against the City that do not exceed $20,000.
SECTION 4. The City Manager, or their designee, is authorized, upon recommendation from the City Attorney, or their designee, to accept and settle any claims (CJPIA Claims or other claims) filed by or against the City, involving sums greater than $20,000, up to $50,000, in a form approved by the City Attorney, or their designee.
SECTION 5. The City Attorney, or their designee, is authorized to evaluate, accept, settle, and reject all Non-CJPIA Claims and demands or pending litigation filed by or against the City, and execute such releases and/or settlement agreements for amounts up to a maximum of $20,000.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June 2026, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
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Mikey Taylor, Mayor
City of Thousand Oaks, California
ATTEST/CERTIFY:
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Laura B. Maguire, City Clerk
DATE Attested:___________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Office of the City Attorney
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Tracy M. Noonan, City Attorney
APPROVED AS TO ADMINISTRATION:
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Andrew P. Powers, City Manager
The presence of electronic signature certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy as approved by the City of Thousand Oaks City Council on the date cited above.