127.01 Confinement cost reimbursement.
127.02 Settlement authorization.
127.03 Mediation Program.
127.04 Director’s compensation.
127.05 Ohio R.C. 3313.35 inapplicable.
CROSS REFERENCES
Director's duties - see Ohio R. C. 733.51 et seq.
Director as Records Commission member - see ADM. 143.01
Approval of bonds - see ADM. 147.05
Sundry claims settlement - see ADM. Ch. 151
(a) Individuals.
(1) Any person convicted of an offense other than a minor misdemeanor and who is thereafter confined in a workhouse, prison, station house or county jail shall reimburse the City for its expenses incurred by reason of such confinement including, but not limited to, the expenses relating to the provision of food, clothing and shelter. The amount of reimbursement shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount and in the manner as provided by law.
(2) The Director of Law is hereby authorized to institute an appropriate civil action in the name of the City in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from the convict the reimbursement for the expenses of his confinement in a workhouse, prison, station house or county jail as may be determined by the court in the manner provided by law.
(3) All amounts recovered for reimbursement of expenses of confinement shall be paid into the General Fund of the City.
(Ord. 110-84. Passed 10-15-1984.)
(b) Governmental Entities.
(1) Governmental entities shall pay to the City, for the use of the Lakewood Municipal Jail Facility, for the housing of prisoners, the sum of seventy- five dollars ($75.00) per day per prisoner.
(2) The Chief of Police and/or his designee shall keep an accurate record of the use of such Facility by other governmental entities and shall forward a copy of this record to the Director of Finance on a monthly basis.
(3) The Director of Finance shall promptly invoice the governmental entities using such Facility and shall accept any and all moneys for such use. Such funds shall be paid into the General Fund.
(Ord. 16-88. Passed 4-4-1988. )
(a) The Director of Law or any Assistant Director of Law designated by the Director may adjust, settle, compromise or submit to arbitration any action, cause of action, account, debt, claim, demand, dispute or other matter in favor of or against the City, or in which the City is concerned as debtor or creditor, now existing or which may hereafter arise. The power and authority provided for herein shall include, but is not limited to, the power and authority to settle claims for damages and loss in civil actions for injury, death or loss to persons or property allegedly caused by any act or omission, whether governmental or proprietary, of the City or by an official or employee of the City, provided the act or omission of the official or employee occurred or is alleged to have occurred while such official or employee was acting in good faith and not manifestly outside the scope of his employment or official responsibilities.
(b) Settlement of claims not exceeding seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($7,500), shall be subject to the approval of the Mayor and the Law Director. Settlement of claims above seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($7,500), and not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), shall be subject to the approval of either the Council Finance Committee or the Council Committee of the Whole by written report thereof, signed by a majority of the members of either of the respective Committees. Settlement of claims exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be subject to the approval of Council pursuant to ordinance or resolution.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a waiver of any immunity or defense of the City or its employees, or as a modification of the terms of present or future insurance policies purchased by the City.
(Ord. 89-86. Passed 10-6-1986: Ord. 64-12. Passed 11-4-2013.)
(a) There is hereby formally established, in and for the City, a Mediation Program which shall be conducted under the auspices and direction of the Law Department .
(b) The Director of Law, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary to conduct such Program and to secure the services of persons who shall act as mediators for such Program.
(Ord. 46-88. Passed 6-6-1988.)
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