RESO 1987-12 - Tort ReformRESOLUTION NO. 87 -12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ENDORSING AMENDMENT NUMBER 17
RELATING TO TORT REFORM.
WHEREAS Senate Joint Resolution 26 (Amendment 17) passed by the 70th regular
session of the Texas Legislature was an integral part of the Texas
Municipal League backed tort reform package; and
WHEREAS Amendment 17 would authorize the legislature - not the courts - to
define the "governmental" and "proprietary" functions of Texas
cities that define their municipal liability exposure; and
WHEREAS without the passage of Amendment 17 the structure of tort reform for
Texas cities can be undone;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1: The City Council encourages all the residents of the City to vote
at the election to be held on November 3, 1987.
Section 2: The Council encourages all residents of the City to vote for
Amendment Number 17:
a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature
to define for all purposes the governmental and
proprietary functions of a municipality.
Section 3: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage by City
Council
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 277.- DAY OF (0e, j�er , 1987.
THE CI Y OF HUNTSVILLE
By:
APPROVED AS I0 FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
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Jane Monda , Mayor
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