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Council presses corporation counsel to bring departments to claims meetings for data and accountability

Buffalo City Committee on Community Development · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Council members urged that departmental staff join claims-committee discussions so the council can see trends, dispositions and remedies for recurring claims; Corporation Counsel Rosa Pizzi agreed to consider invitations and said legal constraints require care around active litigation.

A council member argued the claims committee needs departmental representation so councilors can ask data-driven questions about recurring claims, trends and how the city is limiting financial exposure.

"All I'm asking for is that the different departments who are a part of these different claims attend our claims meeting," the council member…

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