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RESOLUTION NO. 25R-12-243: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO REJECT HOUSE BILL 145, RELATING TO INCREASING LIABLITY AGAINST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS IT WOULD ENCOURAGE INCREASED LAWSUIT PAYOUTS, WHICH WOULD MEAN TAXPAYERS WILL ULTIMATELY FOOT THE BILL; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE PARTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY CITY MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).
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Request to approve this resolution urging the Florida Legislature to not pass HB 145 which would increase the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions including municipalities from $200,000.00, per person and $300,000.00 per incident to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident, and for claims accruing on or after October 1, 2031, the limits would further rise to $600,000.00 per person and $1.2 million per incident.
Request Action:
Approve the resolution
Need Summary Explanation/ Background:
Rejecting HB 145 is critical because raising the caps on government liability in negligence lawsuits would impose a massive financial burden on local taxpayers by quadrupling the current limits and by 2031 increasing the cap by five times the current rate.
Cost Summary/ Fiscal Impact:
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