(a) The Director of Law is authorized to settle any claim presented to or filed against the City, provided the settlement amount does not exceed two thousand dollars or the applicable City insurance deductible, whichever is greater, and further provided that sufficient monies have been appropriated and are available for the payment of the settlement amount.
(b) The Director of Law is authorized to prosecute and settle any claim of the City, provided that the Director of Law determines the claim to have a settlement value of five thousand dollars or less.
(c) At least seven (7) days prior to prosecuting any claim authorized by paragraph (b) above, or settling any claim pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b), the Director of Law shall report in writing to Council stating the nature of the claim which he proposes to prosecute and/or settle, the dollar amount of the proposed settlement, and the reasons in support of the action he proposes to take. When under the circumstances the notice of a settlement required under this section is not reasonably capable of being given, then the Director of Law shall provide the required written notice within seven (7) days of such settlement.
(Ord. 2016-31. Passed 4-5-16.)