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RESOLUTION NO. 21-168
Election of Non -Waiver of Statutory Municipal Tort Liability Limits and
Acquiring Excess Liability Insurance Coverage
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes 466.04 imposes limits on municipal tort liability; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville has the option to waive the protection of statutorily imposed
limits on what a claimant can recover in a tort liability action; and
WHEREAS, the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust offers municipalities the option to
purchase excess liability insurance; and
WHEREAS, the Lakeville City Council has evaluated whether to waive the limit on tort liability
and whether to purchase excess liability coverage for non -tort claims.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby exercises the following
elections with respect to the available LMCIT insurance options:
1. The City of Lakeville DOES NOT WAIVE the monetary limits on municipal tort liability
established by Minnesota Statutes Section 466.04 effective for the 2022 policy year.
2. The City of Lakeville will purchase excess liability coverage effective for the 2022 policy
year.
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 6th day of December 2021.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Douglas Anderson, Mayor
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Charlene Friedges, City Cler