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11/25/85
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 18-104,
ENTITLED: "RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY
ATTORNEY", OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, BY INCREASING THE CLAIM
SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
FROM $4,500 TO $25,000 AND BY PROVIDING THAT
PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS OF CLAIMS OR
SUITS IN EXCESS OF $25,000 SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR ITS
APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE CITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF
SUCH PROPOSED SETTLEMENT . AGREEMENT;
CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 18-104, entitled "Responsibilities of
city attorney" of the Code of the City of Miami A
Flogtida, as
amended, is hereby amended in the following par 'c :1
"Sec. 18-104. Responsibiliti s of y t ney.
The city attorney shal• e m or up rvise
the perform ce f all g vices r uir d to
accomplis the p r�gse a self-insu a and
insurance/ prcbraA.1 J,eAM services shall include,
but not aI
ed , the defense or prosecution
or negot'ato ment agreements of all
claims ors the investigation of all claims
tind set ement of those claims found to be well
uri4ed for which the amounts claimed are payable
rom the trust fund.
af A I The City Attorney and such of his assistants
Vand claims adjusters as he may designate may
compromise, settle and pay all claims which may be
discharged by payment of an amount not to exceed
€nus twenty-five thousand 9--we- hundred dollars
f' 1
($25,000) for each individual claim.
Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted.
Underscored words and/or figures shall be added. The remaining
provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged.
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