The Administration shall annually submit to Council a recommended appropriation for payment of claims and judgments. In making such recommendation, the following nonexclusive information may be considered:
(a) The past judgments and claims payments by the City;
(b) The monetary risk of all litigation against the City;
(c) The reasonable value of known unasserted claims and litigation;
(d) Necessary reserves to promote financial stability of the City;
(e) Priorities of City service delivery;
(f) Projected expansion or contraction of City income;
(g) Comparative data relative to payment of claims and judgments of the eight most populous cities of the State of Ohio;
(h) Unsatisfied judgments and claims approved for payment in previous years;
(i) Overall financial stability of the City.
(Ord. 4002. Passed 11-18-85.)