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Consent
Item No. 4.
MEETING DATE: 08/18/2025
 
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
 
FROM: JIM SADRO, CITY MANAGER
By:  Gabriella Yap, Assistant City Manager

 
SUBJECT:
APPROVE DENIAL OF LIABILITY CLAIM OF MS. MARY JO TEZAK

RECOMMENDATION:


That the City Council deny the claim of Ms. Mary Jo Tezak in order to set a definite six-month Statute of Limitations date.

DISCUSSION:

On July 1, 2025, Mary Jo Tezak, a City of La Habra resident, filed a bodily injury claim for $8,911.00 in medical expenses. The claim alleges that on May 6, 2025, Ms. Tezak tripped and fell on a doormat outside the US Post Office adjacent to City Hall. Ms. Tezak alleges that she sustained injuries to her left eye and both legs.

FISCAL IMPACT/SOURCE OF FUNDING:

None

GENERAL PLAN RELEVANCE/CITY COUNCIL GOALS & OBJECTIVES:

This action is consistent with the following area(s) of the La Habra General Plan:
ED 9.1 Balanced Fiscal Practices

It is also consistent with the following City Council FY2025-26 Goals and Objectives:
Goal 2- Management of Public Revenues and Fiscal Assets/Objective A