Expenditures from the public liability fund shall be made solely for the purposes of paying public liability claims investigation and adjustment costs, legal defense costs, costs for legal advice obtained to prevent lawsuits, costs to file lawsuits, and payment of any settled public liability claim or judgment. Such payments are hereby authorized to be made without further authorization from the City Council, except that payment of any settled public liability claim, the amount of which is more than fifteen thousand dollars, shall be authorized by the City Council. (Ord. 6665-NS § 1, 2001: Ord. 4578-NS § 2, 1972)