The claims board is responsible for the administration of claims.
(Ordinance 5847, § 1(4.01), adopted 8/23/1990)
(a) 
The claims board may allow one (1) or more claims adjuster to adjust or otherwise administer claims for the city.
(b) 
A claims adjuster may be selected from among the city's administrative staff, or a professional claims handling or management service may be retained as a claims adjuster.
(c) 
If a professional claims handling or management service is to be retained as a claims adjuster, such employment shall be on a nonexclusive basis, and the contract under which such service is retained shall be made terminable by the city in accordance with the terms of the contract entered into with the claims adjuster.
(d) 
Each claims adjuster shall be directly responsible to the financial and insurance analyst and/or safety director/risk manager and shall follow any claims administration policies and procedures established by the claims board.
(Ordinance 5847, § 1(4.02), adopted 8/23/1990)
(a) 
The city attorney or his designee shall direct the defense of the city in claims.
(b) 
The city attorney shall select, supervise and/or retain, if applicable, attorneys, experts, and investigators he deems necessary in connection with the defense of any claim.
(Ordinance 5847, § 1(4.03), adopted 8/23/1990)
(a) 
The claims board, in its discretion, may settle claims, subject to the limitations prescribed by this section.
(b) 
The claims of any one (1) claimant that arise from the same occurrence may not be settled for an aggregate amount exceeding ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) without the approval of the city council.
(c) 
The claims board may authorize the claims adjuster(s) to settle, without the advance approval of the claims board, the claims of any one (1) claimant that arise from the same occurrence for an aggregate amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
(d) 
The financial, insurance and risk manager may settle without the approval of the claims board, the claims of any one (1) claimant that arise from the same occurrence for an aggregate amount not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).
(Ordinance 5847, § 1(4.04), adopted 8/23/1990; Ordinance 7348, § 6, adopted 10/22/1998)
Any claim that the city is legally obligated to pay that is not a program claim or, if a program claim, that is in excess of the amount permitted under the program ordinance to be withdrawn from the fund to pay such program claim, may be paid by the city only at such times and from such sources of payment as are required by law.
(Ordinance 5847, § 1(4.05), adopted 8/23/1990)