19850709 r-85-14RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is concerned that
applying the Virginia Tort Claims Act to localities will seriously impair the ability of
local governments to obtain insurance coverage, and ~
WHEREAS, in addition to a probable curtailment in available insurance, the
City is concerned that such insurance may not be at affordable rates, and
WHEREAS, under current law, cities already are liable for torts arising out of
non traditional (proprietary) governmental services, and
WHEREAS, application of the Act would increase the exposure of localities to
possibly frivolous lawsuits and increase costs to localities in terms of time, personnel
and money, and
WHEREAS, any benefits of bringing local governments under the tort claims
act are far outweighed by the negative impacts,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
Because of a significant adverse impact, the Fairfax City Council hereby for-
mally states its opposition to application of the Virginia Tort Claims Act to local
governments and urges that any effort to enact legislation to apply this doctrine be
defeated.
Adopted this 9th day of July ,1985.
ATTEST: