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(a) Subject only to the approval or disapproval of the Mayor, who shall make client decisions with respect to settlement of certain litigation and claims, the Director of Finance, or any employee who is the Director’s designee for that purpose, is authorized to settle or compromise any monetary claim for payment due to the City that is administered by, or referred to, the Office of Finance for collection purposes pursuant to other provisions of this Code, except those claims that are referred to the Office of the City Attorney and for which the Office of the City Attorney provides legal representation through its employees (Litigated Claims). As to those Litigated Claims, the City Attorney shall have sole authority, subject to the approvals required in this article, to pay, settle or compromise those claims. The Director of Finance is further authorized to enter into releases of these approved settlements or compromises subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney. Each settlement or compromise under the provisions of this section entered into by the Director of Finance, or the Director’s designee, shall comply with all of the following conditions:
(1) the amount by which the City’s claim is to be reduced does not exceed a total of $50,000; and
(2) the Director of Finance, or the Director’s designee, must find and make a record of the conditions indicating that the settlement or compromise is in the best interests of the City.
(b) This section shall not affect the authority of the City Attorney, subject to the approvals required in this article, to pay, settle or compromise any litigation or claims brought by or against the City, and the City Attorney shall retain sole authority to represent the City in, and, subject to the approvals required in this article, to pay, settle or compromise any litigation, claim or claims, including those Litigated Claims referred to above, whenever the City Attorney determines that the significance of the litigation, claim or claims to the City so warrants.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 175,396, Eff. 9-21-03.
(a) Any City employee, if so authorized by law, may accept a credit card, as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 6159, as a method of payment for any vehicle towage or storage fee imposed as a result of parking violations, for the payment of services provided by the City or any other fee, charge or tax due the City.
(b) Notwithstanding Title 1.3 (commencing with Section 1747) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, a surcharge may be imposed to cover the cost of providing the service of accepting credit card payment, including reimbursement for any fee or discount rate that the credit card issuer debits the local agency on acceptance of the sales draft.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 175,337, Eff. 8-12-03.
Pursuant to Section 935.4 of the Government Code of the State of California, the Mayor, City Attorney and Claims Board of the City of Los Angles are hereby authorized to perform those functions of the City Council, as more particularly set forth in Article 2 of this chapter, as described in Part 3, Division 3.6, Title I of the Government Code of the State of California. The authority delegated to the Mayor, City Attorney and Claims Board, respectively, is limited by the provisions of the City Charter and Article 2 of this chapter.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 136,555.
Amended by Ord. No. 173,284, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper. 7-1-00