1.05.130 Action on Liability Claims.
All tort liability claims required to be presented to the District under the provisions of the California Tort Claims Act of 1964 (Government Code Section 810, et seq.) or this chapter shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Directors.
A. The District Engineer or his/her designee is authorized to allow, compromise, or settle any tort liability claim or other claim for damages or any legal action for damages that is filed against the District, its officers, or employees; provided:
1. The amount to be paid pursuant to such allowance, compromise, or settlement, does not exceed fifteen thousand dollars and the allowance, compromise or settlement is approved by County Counsel; or the amount to be paid is greater than fifteen thousand dollars, but less than twenty-five thousand dollars and the allowance, compromise, or settlement is approved by the County Counsel and the District Engineer. If the amount to be paid exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars, the allowance, compromise, or settlement must be approved by the Board of Directors.
2. The claim or action is not subject to the terms of an insurance policy wherein the insurer is granted the authority to allow, deny, compromise or settle claims or actions within the scope of such policy.
B. In all claims or actions that are allowed, compromised, or settled, the Auditor-Controller will be responsible upon written order of the County Counsel, and in accordance with the terms of such allowance, compromise, or settlement, to cause the necessary warrant to be issued upon the treasury of the District in any amount for which such tort liability claim or action has been allowed, compromised, or settled pursuant to this section. (Ord. 115 §1, 2006)