34-16 Establish Minimum Coverage Limits & Fees

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First Reading & Referred to the Rules & Ordinances Committee 7/18/16. Second Reading 9/6/16. ORDINANCENO. 34 -16 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litton, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, to establish minimum coverage limits and fees re- quired under various sections of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances related to insurance. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 59 -14, which was adopted January 20, 2015, and which established certain fees and minimum limits of insurance required within various sections of the Codified Ordinances, stands to be amended; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio, the Ohio Revised Code and the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citi- zens of the municipality, and to provide for local self - government, including establishing insurance limits and insurance - related fees; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amend- ed Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preserva- tion of the public property, health and safety, and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that these changes need to be incorporated in order to permit contractors the ability to register quickly in the City; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The minimum limit of insurance required under Section 506.04(a)(3) of the Codified Ordinances shall be $250,000.00. Section 2. The minimum limit of insurance required under Section 901.18(c)(2) of the Codified Ordinances shall be $1 million. Section 3. The minimum limit of insurance required under Section 1160.14 of the Codified Ordinances shall be $1 million. Section 4. The minimum limit of insurance required under Section 1321.02(a)(2) of the Codified Ordinances shall be $1 million for general liability and $100,000.00 per occurrence /$300,000.00 aggregate for automobile liability. Proof of workers' compensa- tion coverage shall also be provided.