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Council hears rising insurance costs and heavy litigation burden in city attorney and risk reports
Summary
City leaders were told workers’ compensation premiums rose about 15% ($3.1M) and liability insurance 10% ($1.4M), while City Attorney Virginia Gennaro said the office handles roughly 184 active litigation matters and has relied increasingly on outside counsel after several large settlements.
Council members pressed staff on sharply rising insurance and litigation costs during the May 4 budget workshop.
Councilmember Gonzales summarized the changes: “we have a workers’ compensation increase of 15%, $3,100,000, [and] liability insurance has increased by 10%, $1,400,000,” a combined increase he called about $4.6 million year‑over‑year. Risk Manager Gina Covey told the council the risk unit allocates costs to departments (workers' comp by payroll and claim severity;…
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