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TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM Mayor and City Council Lori Johnson, Finance Director July 15, 2002 Open Mike Sewer Backup Issue INFo r nON On May 29, 2002, Ross and Kay Bengston, 374 Baldwin Avenue, reported a sewer backup. Their claim was submitted to the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance (LMCIT); however, after reviewing the claim, LMCIT denied the claim. Mr. and Mrs. Bengston do not agree with the denial and have had several conversations with City staff and Mayor Klinzing regarding this issue. I believe Mr. and Mrs. Bengston will be at Monday's meeting to speak under open mike to request that the city pay their damages since LMCIT did not. This memo contains background information so you can be prepared for that discussion, as well as various pieces of correspondence between the Bengstons, the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, and the City. All employees and supervisors have been instructed what to do in dealing with individuals who have claims against the City. We closely follow suggestions from LMCIT on dealing with injured parties and others with claims against the city. Attached is a copy of the information from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust that is provided to department heads and employees so they know how to handle possible claims against the City. City staffhas dealt with this claim the same that we deal with all claims submitted to the City. In summary the process is as follows: Incident occurs · City employee is at the scene or injured party calls City Hall to report an incident · City employee follows procedure indicating that claim may be submitted to the Finance Department for submission to the insurance company who will determine whether or not the City is liable · Finance Department files claim with insurance company upon receipt of information from claimant