3.25.020 Write-off of Amounts of $25,000 or Less - Administrative Approval.
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Amounts which are due any department of the city, including its public utilities, from any individual or corporate debtor thereto under provisions of leases, contracts, other instruments or agreements, or under provisions of rate or other ordinances or resolutions, or which are due and legally enforceable from any person, corporation or insurance company as a result of damages to city property, may be cancelled, written off, reduced or otherwise compromised without the authorization of the City Council as follows:
1. Such amounts due the city which are in excess of $15,000 but which are no greater than $25,000 may, after reasonable efforts for the collection or settlement thereof have been exhausted, be authorized by the City Manager or designate to be cancelled, written off or settled in part upon recommendation of the City Attorney and Director of Financial and Management Services.
2. Such amounts due the city which are no greater than $15,000 may, after reasonable efforts for the collection or settlement thereof have been exhausted, be authorized by the Director of Financial and Management Services to be cancelled, written off or settled in part upon approval of the City Attorney and Director of Financial and Management Services, based on written procedures developed by the Director of Financial and Management Services and approved by the City Manager. (Ord. M-3747 §1, 2006)