Glasgow Liability ordinance (§ 700.550)
Chapter 700: Water and Sewer · Article IV. Sewer Regulations
In short: When City employees come onto private property to gauge and sample (Section 700.560), they must follow the owner's safety rules. The city covers the owner's property damage and injury claims from that work, except when caused by the owner's negligence or failure to keep safe conditions under Section 700.500.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Section 700.560, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in Section 700.500.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 700.550
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.