Claims against the city.
San José Municipal Code § 4.24.010
in effect4.24.010 - Claims against the city.
A. Whenever the City Attorney deems it to be in the best interests of the City to do so, the City Attorney is hereby authorized to compromise and settle claims and actions for damages against the City, and/or against its officers and employees for conduct within the course and scope of their employment with the City where:
1. The case involves claims related to sanitary sewer backup intrusions and the amount to be paid by the City does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000); or
2. All other cases in which the amount to be paid by the City does not exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
B. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to enter into agreements on behalf of the City and its officers and employees as necessary to effectuate any authorized compromise and settlement.
C. The authority to compromise and settle provided by subdivision A. includes the authority of the City Attorney to accept or reject any arbitration award, settlement demand or other offer to compromise which is within the monetary authority provided by subdivision A.
D. The settlement authority of the City Attorney may be increased by the City Council on a case-by-case basis.
E. The City Attorney shall report annually to the City Council the claims or actions against the City settled for an amount from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(Prior code § 296; Ords. 20016, 24234, 27554, 31227.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4REFIBUTA_CH4.24SECLAC_4.24.010CLAGCIFetched: 11/1/2026