2015-041 - Authorizing City Staff to Settle Claims or Pending Actions

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Section 3. The Executive Director of Personnel, or his /her designee, the City Attorney, and the City Manager are authorized to allow, compromise or settle claims against the City that exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), but do not exceed twenty - five thousand dollars ($25,000). Section 4. The Executive Director of Personnel, or his /her designee, in consultation with the City Attorney, is authorized to compromise or settle pending actions, i.e., lawsuits, against the City that do not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). Section 5. The Executive Director of Personnel, or his /her designee, and the City Attorney are authorized to compromise or settle pending actions against the City that exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), but do not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Section 6. The Executive Director of Personnel, or his /her designee, the City Attorney, and the City Manager are authorized to compromise or settle pending actions against the City that exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), but do not exceed twenty - five thousand dollars ($25,000). Section 7. This Resolution specifically allows the Executive Director of Personnel, or his /her designee, to compromise or settle workers' compensation claims within the parameters established above for claims against the City. Section 8. Resolution No. 81 -203 is hereby repealed. Section 9. Resolution No. 89 -093 is hereby repealed. Section 9. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 4t" day of August, 2015 Vincent Sarmiento Mayor Pro Tern for Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Sonia R. Carvalho City Attor y A, v V By: i Sandr . Sch arzmann Senior Assistant City Attorney Resolution No. 2015 -041 Page 2 of 2