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-1% CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -1 BY: Council Member Gareau AN ORDINANCE CREATING NEW SECTION 137.03 OF CHAPTER 137 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ENTITLED "DEPARTMENT OF LAW," IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF LAW TO SETTLE CERTAIN SMALL DOLLAR CLAIMS OF OR AGAINST THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED. WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to authorize the Director of Law to settle claims of the City and against the City up to certain specific dollar limits; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIIVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That there be and hereby is created new Section 137.03 of Chapter 137 of the Administrative Code, entitled "Director of Law," which, as created, shall read in its entirety as follows: "137.03 CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AUTHORIT'Y OF DIRECTOR OF LAW. (a) The Director of Law is authorized to settle any claim presented to or filed against the City, provided the settlement amount does not exceed Two Thousand Dollars or the applicable City insurance deductible, whichever is greater, and further provided that sufficient momes have been appropriated and are available for the payment of the settlement amount. (b) The Director of Law is authorized to prosecute and settle any claim of the City, provided that the Director of Law determmes the claim to have a settlement value of Five Thousand Dollars or less. (c) At least seven (7) days prior to prosecuting any claim authorized by paragraph (b) above, or settling any claim pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b), the Director of Law shall report in writing to Council stating the nature of the claim which he proposes to prosecute andlor settle, the dollar amount of the proposed settlement, and the reasons in support of the action he proposes to take. SECTION 2: That all ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance, are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, repealed.