Any litigated claim may be compromised and settled with the written approval of the City Attorney or a staff member of the Office of the City Attorney, designated by the City Attorney, where the amount of such compromise or settlement is not in excess of $25,000.00, provided such settlement has been approved by the head of the department which has jurisdiction over the matter. No payment by way of compromise and settlement authorized by this Section shall be made until the Controller shall certify that monies are available from the proper funds or appropriations to pay such compromise and settlement. The City Attorney shall submit, on a monthly basis, a report to each City department and commission and the Board of Supervisors listing litigation settled for an amount not in excess of $25,000.00 during that month. Said reports shall list each litigation by amount demanded, amount paid, nature of incident giving rise to the litigation and the city department involved.
(Amended by Ord. 103-86, App. 3/28/86; Ord. 140-90, App. 4/27/90; Ord. 77-91, App. 3/5/91; Ord. 392-97, App. 10/17/97; Ord. 314-00, File No. 001909, App. 12/28/2000)