The city attorney, at the request of or with the concurrence of the city manager, is authorized to file civil actions in a court of appropriate jurisdiction, in an amount not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), to recover damages sustained by the city. In addition, the city manager is authorized to cause actions to be filed in small claims court in any amount up to the monetary jurisdiction of small claims court in order to recover damages sustained by the city.
(Res. No. 2 96-97)