NUMB:
980942
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to cancellation of adjustment of city claims.
SECS:
304-3-1-a am
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This ordinance increases from $2,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of a city claim which may be cancelled or adjusted without the approval of the common council. The ordinance applies to the cancellation or adjustment of any claim the city has against a person, firm, corporation or association.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 304-3-1-a of the code is amended to read:
304-3. Adjustment of City Claims. 1. CANCELLATION, ETC. a. Any department which is required to demand or obtain payment of a claim or an account in favor of the city and against any person, firm, corporation or association, upon receipt of advice of the city attorney that such claim or account cannot be collected in whole or in part, or that the enforcement of the collection of such claim or account would be reasonably improbable, or may lead to expense to the city in excess of that which the city may recover through litigation, the head of such department or duly authorized representative may certify to the comptroller on forms which he or she shall provide as to the noncollectibility of such claim or account, or part of such claim or account, said certification to be approved by the city attorney prior to the submission to the city comptroller, and the comptroller shall thereupon issue a written order either cancelling or adjusting such claim or account, as the case may be, on the books or records of the comptroller's department; provided, however, that the amount of the cancellation or adjustment shall not exceed the sum of [[$2,000]] >>$5,000<<. On all cancellations or adjustments in excess of [[$2,000]] >>$5,000<< , except as otherwise provided herein, common council action approving the cancellation or adjustment is required before they may be recorded on the books or records of the comptroller's office.
LRB:
APPROVED AS TO FORM
____________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: _____________________
CATT:
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
___________________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date: _____________________
ZDPT:
City Attorney
DFTR:
City Atty.
BAT.bss
Date: 09/23/98
LRB98403.1
CAW
10/16/98