Show From The Desk Of Sen Seri Rees Ress The past week has been busy The Senate voted favorably favorably favorably favor favor- ably on Senate Bill 4 to waive Government Immunity in inmany inmany many instances and to all governmental gov gov- governmental to purchase insurance to protect themselves themselves themselves them them- selves against such actions There are two sides to most questions Those in favor who were in the majority felt the state county city and other governmental units should be liable just the same as any person would be liable That if a county truck was driven in to a negligent manner and caused damages the county could be taken to court and made to o pay 1 I voted and worked against this bill because it seems to tomE tome toone me one to be be- bea a bill which will cause a raise in the property tax tay How else can a county pay payoff off Also I felt it was much better to allow our governmental tal agencies to purchase in insurance in- in against claims without without without with with- out giving up their immunity It is necessary that insurance insurance insurance ance for this purpose st state te the company will not hide behind the immunity clause This measure passed the Senate without much apparent abjection objection objection tion generally by county and other officials It is now in inS inthe inthe S the House of Representatives I repeat I did all I could to defeat this measure because I 1 felt it will be 1 Costly 2 Dangerous to financial condition con conS of government units 3 Will cause a rash of lawsuits and really clog our courts and 4 4 I feel that protection by insurance insurance in in- could take take care care careo o of the tha situation |