In accordance with the Charter, there shall
be a Law Department, the head of which shall be the Corporation Counsel,
who shall be appointed biennially at the first Council meeting in
December, commencing with December 1979. The Corporation Counsel shall
have the power to appoint such number of assistants as shall be authorized
by Council.
In addition to such powers and duties as it
may be assigned by statute, the Charter, this chapter or other legislation,
the Law Department shall be responsible for the following:
A.
It may accept a release from a claimant who has given
legal notice to the City of his pending claim for compensation for
damage to his person or his property for a consideration to be paid
by the City not to exceed the sum of $3,000. Whenever the Corporation
Counsel recommends to the appropriate committee of Council the payment
of a sum in excess of $3,000 by the City in consideration for a release
to be given by a claimant who has filed notice of claim for injuries
to person or property against the City, the committee shall prepare
a written resolution recommending or denying such payment for presentation
to the Council in accordance with the usual practice of such committee
and the Council.
