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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 6, DEPARTMENT OF LAW, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 2, CORPORATION COUNSEL, TO EXPAND THE LIMITATION ON POWER TO COMPROMISE, SETTLE, ADJUST ANY RIGHTS, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS OR CAUSES OF ACTION IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THE CITY OF NEWARK TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $44,000.00 WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
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WHEREAS, on August 1, 1990, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 6S&Fc granting the Corporation Counsel of the City of Newark (the "Corporation Counsel") the authority to compromise, settle or adjust any rights, claims, demands or causes of action in favor of or against the City, in the amount of Nine Thousand Two Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($9,200.00); and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2000, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 6S&Fd granting authority to the Corporation Counsel to settle any litigation under the contract threshold amount of Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and Zero Cents ($17,500.00) without the approval of the Municipal Council; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2005, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 6S&Fe granting authority to the Corporation Counsel to settle any litigation under the contract threshold amount of Twenty-One Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($21,000.00) without the approval of the Municipal Council; and
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2019, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 6PSF-c further granting the Corporation Counsel the authority to compromise, settle or adjust any rights, claims, demands or causes of action in favor of or against the City of Newark in the amount not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($40,000.00) without the approval of the Municipal Council; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council wishes to adjust the above figure in line with N.J.S.A 40A:11-3(c), which authorizes t...
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