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City attorney to seek ordinance allowing in-house filing of claims under $35,000 to speed recoveries, committee told
Summary
The committee advanced a proposed ordinance authorizing the city attorney to file and prosecute certain property-damage and tort claims with initial values of $35,000 or less without obtaining a separate resolution or ordinance for each case, citing speed, efficiency and statute-of-limitations risks.
The Topeka City Committee voted on May 14, 2025, to forward a proposed ordinance to the governing body that would authorize the city attorney to initiate lawsuits and other legal claims in the city’s name for civil claims with initial damages of $35,000 or less.
"I'm here to discuss a proposed ordinance authorizing the city to file lawsuits and pursue claims for damages caused to city property," said Jeff Lydic of the city litigation department, who explained the ordinance language included in the committee packet. Lydic told the committee the threshold of…
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