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Home My WebLink About900529.tiff RESOLUTION RE: AUTHORIZATION FOR THE WELD COUNTY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH LEGAL ACTION - HAAS WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Weld County Attorney' s Office has referred certain litigation to the Board of County Commissioners for authorization to proceed with legal action, and WHEREAS, despite efforts by Self-Insurers, Inc. , Weld County' s insurance company, said matter has not been resolved, and WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary to authorize the County Attorney to bring legal action against Suann Haas to protect the interests of Weld County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners o£ Weld County, Colorado, that Thomas O. David, Weld County Attorney, be, and hereby is , authorized to proceed with legal action against Suann Haas to protect the interests of Weld County. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded , adopted by the following vote on the 18th day of June, A.D. , 1990 . �� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST:71b1/2144:1":")�bZ WEL UNTY, C ,ORADO Weld County 1//UCClllerk and Recorder and Clerk to the Board ene R. Brantner, Chairman / EY: y eThN/nt � -cow �,, u �i e rge Refine y, Pro-Tem eput County Clerk EXCUSED APPROVED AS TO FORM: Constance L. Harbert �f ? EXCUSED _ -_• C.W. Kir Ikv , CountyAttorney / l' Gor o . Lacddfr �` 900529 MEMORAnDum Clerk to the Board of 0 To l'nvnty (`nmmi GcinnPrc Date :nine 14 1490 COLORADO From .Tan Bunch's, Asst. Weld County Attorney Legal Action Against Ms. Suann Haas - subiect Ambulance Accident of March 26. 1989 Ms. Suann Haas was involved in an accident with Weld County Paramedic Unit No. 1 on March 26 , 1989 , at the intersection of 8th Avenue and 16th Street, Greeley, Colorado. Ms. Haas failed to yield right-of-way to an emergency vehicle; Paramedic 1 was running with lights and siren. Weld County incurred property damage to Paramedic No. 1 totaling $10,460 . 07 plus an additional $2,000 .00 for rent of a replacement ambulance during the repair process. Self-Insurers, Inc. , attempted settlement negotiations with Ms. Haas ' insurance carrier, Farmers Insurance Group. These negotiations failed (see attached letters) . Self- Insurers referred the case to the Office of the Weld County Attorney for legal action. The Office of the County Attorney seeks authorization from the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County to initiate legal proceedings against Ms. Haas for damage caused by her negligence, etc. , to Weld County Paramedic Unit No. 1 . Please place this matter on the Board' s agenda at the earliest possible time. tsistKJun usAtant Weld County Attorney rm 900529 THE Farmers Insurance Group OF COMPANIES CHEYENNE BRANCH CLAIMS OFFICE January 4 , 1990 P.O.BOX5479 3425 DELL RANGE BLVD. CHEYENNE,WY 82003 307-834-0958 . Self Insurers Service, Inc. c/o Dennis Abel 1177 Grant St. Denver, CO 80203 ��19 // RE: Our Insured: Suann Baas WtT� B$ 7p Policy Number: 07-123708461 Claim Number : A9-50101 Date of Loss: 3-26-89 Dear Mr. Abel, This letter is in reference to the loss which was reported as occurring on 3-26-89 . After careful consideration of all the information available to us , we have determined that the negligence of your insured was greater than that of our insured. Therefore, we must respectfully decline your claim. If you have any questions please contact the claims representative assigned to this file , Doug Jones , at 353-5547 . Sinc ly, Dave Misen r Branch Claims Supervisor. Mid Century Insurance lc ✓©®S29 FAST, FAIR,FRIENDLY SERVICE SELF II3S•UIZLIZ� SL ICE. A not UNA 0UIH7ICK Nworm cone Srl r INSIIFIEMS SF0VICI, II IC. 1171 OMNI $INrrI NFNVF 11, Cpl p11ADO 80201 303 • Rli3 • 1505 Suite 203 December 20, 1989 Farmers Insurance Croup P.O. Box 5419 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 Attn: Lois Nelson RE: Your Claim #A9 50101 Our Claim #343 WEL 88 5076 Date of Accident 3-26-89 Dear Ms. Nelson Our office administers claims for Colorado Counties, Inc. Casualty and Property Pool , of which Weld County is n member. We have been provided your subrogation notification regarding your insured, Sunnn Thus vs Weld County Ambulance Service. It is our contention based on facts available to us that our driver was on an emergency call with both lights and siren in operation leading up to and at time of accident. Your driver pleaded guilty to charge of improper .lane usage wherens our driver's charge was dismissed. In view of CR S 42-4-106 regarding emergency vehicles, we must not only deny your subrogation claim, but present our doom for your consideration. Al Repairs to the ambulance were performed by Mountain States Ford for the total_ amount of $10,460.07. Tow bill was $45.00 and rent of a replacement ambulance during repair process wns $2,000.00 for a grand total of $12,505.0. 07 • owed to Weld County to this accident. Please issue a check in this amount payable to Weld County Ambulance Service for delivery via our office. Thank you for your consideration. Rea��da Lilo, -Dennis . Abel Claims Assistant cc: Weld County Claim Contact Weld County Ambulance Service Attn: Cary McCabe Weld County Attorney Attn: Jnn Pinions nw 939529 Hello