§ 3.12.050. Method of approval or rejection.

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Pursuant to Section 935.4 of the Government Code of California, the city manager or said manager's designee shall be authorized to accept, settle or reject without prior approval of the city council, claims against the city, provided that no allowance, compromise or settlement shall exceed twenty thousand dollars. Upon the written order of the city manager or said manager's designee, claims shall be processed for approval and payment pursuant to procedures established by the city's insurance coverage process and pursuant to state law.

The city manager or said manager's designee is further authorized to compromise or settle, without prior approval of the city council, except on a matter of policy, any actions in which the city is the plaintiff, provided that the amounts of such compromise or settlement shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars.

(Ord. 474 § 3, 1999: Ord. 6 § 1 (part), 1964: prior code § 2304)

                    
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