File #: 2020-1422    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Action
File created: 11/6/2020 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 12/15/2020 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All Districts A Resolution Of The Governing Authority Of DeKalb County, Georgia To The DeKalb County Delegation Of The General Assembly To Request That The State Require Public Safety Officers To Obtain Personal Liability Insurance
Attachments: 1. Public Safety Personal Liability Insurance Resolution 2020.11.pdf

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: Board of Commissioners                                     

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Commission District(s): All Districts

A Resolution Of The Governing Authority Of DeKalb County, Georgia To The DeKalb County Delegation Of The General Assembly To Request That The State Require Public Safety Officers To Obtain Personal Liability Insurance

Body

 

Information Contact: John W. Manson IV

Phone Number: 404 371 6207

 

PURPOSE:

To pass a resolution requesting that the General Assembly enact legislation that requires Public Safety Officers to obtain personal liability insurance;

 

NEED/IMPACT:

Requiring public safety officers to obtain personal liability insurance would help to reduce the liability to public agencies, such as municipalities & the county government;

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

None;

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents....