This ordinance increases the limits for the City Attorney to settle claims and lawsuits from $25,000 to $100,000 and allows the Human Resources Director to settle labor grievances up to $100,000. It also requires annual reporting of these settlements to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor, while updating related administrative provisions.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to increase the amount that the Board of Supervisors delegates to the City Attorney to settle claims and lawsuits in favor of and against the City from no more than $25,000 to no more than $100,000; require the City Attorney to annually report settlements between $25,000 and $100,000 to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor; increase the amount the Board of Supervisors delegates to the Human Resources Director with the approval of the City Attorney to settle grievances under labor memoranda of understanding from $50,000 to $100,000; and to update and modernize other provisions concerning claims and lawsuits.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to modernize and increase the settlement authority for claims and lawsuits involving the City.
The existing law allowed the City Attorney to settle claims up to $25,000 without Board approval and required reporting for settlements up to that amount. The Human Resources Director could settle grievances up to $50,000 with City Attorney approval.
The Board of Supervisors proposed an ordinance to increase the settlement authority for the City Attorney from $25,000 to $100,000 and for the Human Resources Director from $50,000 to $100,000, along with modernization of related provisions.
The ordinance was introduced by Supervisors Mandelman, Sauter, Wong, Dorsey, and Mahmood to amend the Administrative Code regarding claims and lawsuits.
The ordinance was assigned under the 30-day rule for further consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
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