Sec. 5.175. Authority to Make Settlements of Claims or Actions Initiated by the City and to Execute and Deliver Instruments.

Sec. 5.175. Authority to Make Settlements of Claims or Actions Initiated by the City and to Execute and Deliver Instruments. (a) Subject only to the approval or disapproval of the Mayor, who shall make client decisions with respect to settlement of such litigation, the City Attorney is authorized to settle or compromise any monetary claim or legal action initiated by the City of Los Angeles against any person, firm or corporation where the amount by which the claim or action is to be reduced does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). The Mayor may delegate approval authority over any or all such matters to the City Attorney. (b) Subject only to the approval or disapproval of the Claims Board, which shall make client decisions with respect to settlement of such litigation, the City Attorney is authorized to settle or compromise any legal action initiated by the City of Los Angeles against any person, firm or corporation where the underlying claim or action is to be reduced by an amount exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) but not exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). (c) The Council shall have the authority to approve or reject settlements or compromises of any monetary claims by the City against any person, firm or corporation where the claim is to be reduced by an amount exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and legal actions initiated by the City against any person, firm or corporation where the underlying claim or action is to be reduced by an amount exceeding One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), all subject to veto of the Mayor and Council override of the Mayor’s veto by a two-thirds vote of the Council. The Claims Board shall make recommendations to the Council concerning the settlement of such monetary claims or legal actions initiated by the City. In addition, the Council shall have the authority to approve or reject settlements of claims or legal actions initiated by the City against any person, firm or corporation which do not involve only the receipt of money, subject to veto of the Mayor and Council override of the Mayor’s veto by a two-thirds vote of the Council. The Council shall make client decisions with respect to settlement of all such litigation.