[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of New Rochelle 12-18-1979
by Ord. No. 298-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
General financial provisions — See Charter, Art. XII.
Hearings on invalid or illegal claims — See Charter,
Section 193.
The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to cause the settlement
of all claims and causes of action for or against the City in the following
manner:
A.
Where a claim or cause of action for the City does not
exceed the sum of $5,000, settlement in any lesser sums may be made upon the
recommendation of the Director of Law and the approval of the City Manager.
B.
Where a claim or cause of action against the City is
subject to settlement for $5,000 or less, settlement may be made upon the
recommendation of the Director of Law and the approval of the City Manager.
This chapter shall be retroactive to the extent that all compromises
and settlements of claims and causes of action for or against the City heretofore
made are hereby validated and confirmed.
