San Francisco Administrative Code § 10.24 Claims in Favor

(a) Claim Under $25,000.00, Not Litigated. Any claim in favor of the City and County of San Francisco which does not exceed in amount the sum of $25,000.00; and is not the subject of litigation may be settled and compromised on the written recommendations of the department head, or of the board or commission in charge of the department in favor of which such claim is made, and the City Attorney.

(b) Claim Over $25,000.00, Not Litigated. If the claim exceeds in amount the sum of $25,000; and is not the subject of litigation, the same may be settled and compromised only on the written recommendations of the department head, or the board or commission, and the City Attorney, and the approval of the Board of Supervisors by resolution.

(c) Litigated Claim Under $25,000.00. Any litigated claim in favor of the City and County in which the total claim does not exceed in amount the sum of $25,000.00; may be settled and compromised by the City Attorney upon written recommendation of the head of the department in favor of which such claim is made, subject to the written approval of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee with respect to the departments under the Mayor’s jurisdiction (provided that the designee is not department head of the department concerned), and subject to the approval by resolution of the board or commission having jurisdiction over such department in other cases. (Amended by Ord. 103-86, App. 3/28/86; Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 392-97, App. 10/17/97; Ord. 220-20, File No. 200949, App. 11/6/2020, Eff. 12/7/2020)