CC RES 1994-010RESOLUTION NO. 94 -10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 93 -44, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1993 -94, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO
FUND PAYMENT OF THE CITY'S SHARE OF LEGAL EXPENSE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMBULANCE SUIT AGAINST
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
WHEREAS, Section 3.32 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code provides that all expenditures in excess of budgeted
allocations must be by supplemental appropriation of the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 1993, the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 93 -44, approving a
spending plan and authorizing a budget appropriation for the 1993-
94 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, along with 40 other cities in the County of Los
Angeles, this City has been a party in a suit against the County of
Los Angeles to establish the constitutional responsibility for
providing emergency ambulance services for indigents in the
participating as well as other contract cities in Los Angeles
County; and
WHEREAS, a determination was made by the Appellate Court
for the Sate of California that indeed the County of Los Angles
rather than the cities has the duty to provide this ambulance
service; 'and
WHEREAS, the Contract Cities Association was ably
represented by the law firm of Williams & Sorensen and that their
litigation of this matter has resulted legal fees totalling
$200,000 now due and payable to that firm; and
WHEREAS, based upon a method agreed to by the
participants in this law suit, the City's share of the these legal
fees is $1,600 or . 8% of the total amount.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES:
That the following adjustments be made to the General
Fund:
(1) Decrease the Contingency appropriation by $1,r600
(001- 130 -75) 0
(2) Increase the Miscellaneous Contractual Services in
the City Attorney budget by $1,600 (001 - 103 -25)
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED March 1, 1994.
ATTEST:
State of California
County of Los Angeles ) SS
City of Rancho Palos Verdes)
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City
Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
a regular meeting thereof held on March 1 - 1 QQA -
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