The General Counsel is authorized, without the necessity of Council approval, to engage
the services of attorneys who are not employees of the City for the purpose of collecting
delinquent bills rendered by a City agency under Part 1, Chapter 112, or by an independent agency that utilizes the services of the General Counsel under
Part 1, Chapter 112, and to collect fines, fees, civil penalties, costs, collection fees, and final judgments
or sums due under administrative orders rendered in any court or administrative forum
in favor of the City or an independent agency. The General Counsel shall negotiate
with one or more attorneys and settle the terms and conditions upon which the collections
shall be made by outside attorneys engaged under this Section, with the concurrence
of the Director of Finance and Administration as to the terms and conditions, which
shall include the recovery of the "collection fee" authorized by Section 112.115, Ordinance Code. Costs advancement shall not exceed the cost of conducting an initial
investiga tion when applicable, and other incidental costs associated with the filing
of the complaint in the appropriate court.
(Ord. 81-903-481, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 90-709-572, § 5; Ord. 2004-990-E,
§ 1; Ord. 2006-422-E, § 125; Ord.
2016-140-E
, § 16)
Editor's note—
Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant
to reorganization.
Note—
Former § 23.105.
