City Council Agenda and Packet 1978 11 08

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i B. When officers from another jurisdiction are called in to assist within the City, the City is liable for their actions while they are in Louisville. IV. CIVIL DISPUTES. Landlord-tenant disputes, domestic cases and verbal harassment are all civil matters. There are specific statutes which set out procedures for evicting a tenant. A tenant cannot be forced to move without a Court order. Therefore, take no - action which appears to show the force of the Department behind ' the eviction without seeing a Court order. Domestic cases often involve disputes over property or involve the occupancy of the family home. Again, a Court order is required before a party can be forced to leave the family residence. Verbal harassment may be grounds for a Court order, but without one a person cannot be charged (although you might consider disturbing the peace, assault, etc. ). If at any time you have any questions concerning the legality of your actions, contact Curt or myself. Home phone: Bruce 666-8938 Curt 666-8940 Office: 666-8576 - V. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF OFFICERS. The City must defend a public employee for actions occurring during the performance of his duties and within the scope of employment. If an officer is served with a law suit, he must notify the Chief and City Attorney immediately. The City will not be responsible or liable for actions of an officer out- side of the scope of his employment. The City will refuse to be responsible for an unauthorized stet on behalf of the officer. Colorado State Statute:; have attempted to limit the possible liability of the cities to $100,000. 00 per individual and $300,000.00 per occurrence. Therefore, a judi;r..ent in elc;ess of these limits could go against the individual officer if he had been named as a defendant. Section 20-5-11 In an action brought under the 1964 Civil Rights for a violation of a person 's civil ri;;ht:s , the City is not a proper defendant . The officer will be named as a dtlr_tic:ent and tniiii be defended by the City under Stater Statutes. I t doe i not appear • __ .,....