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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL April 22, 1981 The City Clerk asked if the name change would effect the City's designation of the Free Press as its local newspaper. The City Flttorney replied that it would not. Mrs. Dlardini introduced the following resolution and moved its acioption: RESOLUTION N0. 81-~-194 - ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF MR. GENE JOHNSON TO CHANGE TFIE NAME OF THE LITTLE CANADFl/ VADNAIS HEIGHTS FREE PRESS TO TFIE NORTH SUBURBAN PRESS The foregoing resolution was duly seconde~ by Mrs. Sca7ze. qyes (5) Nardini, Sca1ze, Forsberg, fahey, Flanson. Nayes (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 7, Pages 128 and 129. Post- The City Clerk reported that the agenda items regarding the Loschy ponements property division and the Glasrud 1ate charges have been postponed. City Mr. Richard McNamara of the McNamara Insurance Company appeared before Insurance the Council to present a quotation for Public Officials Liability Insurance Coverage coverage for the City. Mrs. Scalze asked whether the recent Supreme Court decision regarding Councilpersons not being held individually liable for their actions on a council would effect the need for this type of coverage. Mr. Parks stated that there are areas where it would be considered that the Council exceeded the scope of its authority that a Councilperson could be held liable for. Mrs. Scalze asked if this type of coverage would protect the Council in the event of a rezoning. The Attorney stated that it would. The At~orney also fe7t ~t would be impossible to try to anticipate the types of exposures the Council is subject to, as there are always new things that come up. The Flttorney stated that everyone should be insured as completely as possible, however, there is a point beyond which someone can go because of cost. Parks stated that this is an expensive insurance policy, but there has been more concern in this area in recent years. Fahey state~ that the insurance policy was very expensive, Fl1so the policy refers to "wrongfu7 act". Fahey was concerned that if the Council rezoned some property, the insurance company wou1d claim that a wrongful act was not committed as the Council has the authority to rezone. Mr. Mc~lamara informed the Council that their biggest exposure is litigation. Court costs run about $1,000 per day. Just the cost of attorney fees and investigator fees would justify the cost of the policy. McNamara stated that the more publicity lawsuits get, the more lawsuits there are. McNamarastated that the policy would also cover any of the various commissions of the City, such as the Planning Commission. Page -9-