3.10.150 Authority to settle claims.
A. The manager is authorized to negotiate and settle on behalf of the city claims and disputes brought against the city, its officers, appointees and employees, subject to the following conditions:
1. The manager has investigated questions of liability and damages raised by the claim and has determined a reasonable dollar value of the claim.
2. The claim and any proposed settlement has been reviewed and approved by the city attorney.
3. The settlement is conditioned upon an appropriate written release by the claimant.
B. The settlement authority of the manager is limited as follows:
1. For claims against the city which are covered by the city’s insurance, the manager is authorized to pay any deductible or self insured retention assessed by the insurance carrier, if such amount does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), contingent upon the review and approval of the city attorney;
2. For claims presented to the city or disputes involving the city, the manager shall have authority to settle such claims and disputes for an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Such settlements shall be reviewed and approved by the city engineer (for easement and property acquisitions and condemnation actions initiated by the city only) and the city attorney.
C. Settlement of all other claims which cannot be resolved within the parameters set forth above shall be submitted to the council for review and approval or denial.
D. The manager shall submit to the council a quarterly report of all claims settled under this authority. [Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-25.]