The Elkhart City Board of Public Safety accepted a $25,000 immediate insurance payout from Liberty Mutual on Dec. 9 related to a police vehicle crash and authorized the designated signatory to execute settlement documents.

A board member (Speaker 6) described the crash, saying the other driver "slid out" in Franklin and that the other party's insurance coverage was "only 25,000," while the vehicle was valued at roughly "31...600 something." Speaker 6 said legal would decide whether the city should pursue the at-fault driver for additional recovery.

The board voted to accept the Liberty Mutual settlement and to authorize Josh to sign for the payout after a motion from Speaker 1; the motion was seconded and recorded as passed.

The meeting transcript does not record a separate legal recommendation or a decision to pursue civil recovery. The payout amount and the board's authorization to accept it were the only formal actions recorded on this item.