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Fall Festival organizers ask council to narrow indemnity; council accepts report and directs staff to work on language
Summary
Volunteers behind the Newman Fall Festival asked the council to limit liability for incidents caused by city property conditions. The council accepted the festival report and directed staff to work with risk management on revised indemnity language.
Organizers of the Newman Fall Festival told the City Council the festival’s proposed indemnity and hold-harmless language would leave the volunteer-run event exposed to liability for incidents caused by city-maintained property, and asked for an exception where the city is at fault.
Brandon Mello, technology and systems administrator for the festival executive committee, said the draft agreement would make the festival fully responsible “even if they are caused by hazards on city property.” He said the festival is not asking to…
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