Summary
Right now residents file injury and property damage claims with the County Clerk, who just forwards them along but keeps fielding frustrated claimants' questions. The proposed charter change sends claims directly to Corporation Counsel, but county attorneys say that could conflict them out of representing the county in resulting lawsuits, and Risk Management's office is too small and short-staffed to receive the public.
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Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost identified, though members floated adding staff or building a claims-tracking portal.
The Clerk's Office staff, who currently absorb hours of frustrated claimants' questions.
Claimants could face a harder path to a human who can explain their claim's status.
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