SETTLE CLAIMS
Colorado Springs City Code § 1.2.406
in effect1.2.406: SETTLE CLAIMS:
Subject to the requirements of article 5, part 5 of this chapter, the City Attorney shall have the power to adjust, settle, compromise or submit to mediation any action, accounts, debts, claims, demands, disputes and matters in favor of or against the City or in which the City is concerned as debtor or creditor, now existing or which may later arise, not involving or requiring payment to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) or for police use of force matters or claims for an amount not to exceed of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), and, with the authorization of the Claims Review Board, may do likewise in matters not involving or requiring payment to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) or for police use of force matters or claims for an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00), provided the money to settle claims generally has been appropriated and is available. (Ord. 11-18; Ord. 25-48)
Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-316Fetched: 11/1/2026