This paper analyses and examines the rules and the practices of 11 cities' in following points: (1) the amount of delegated or provisional disbursement of mayor and the scope of mayor's discretion, (2) the level of formal approval of disbursement, (3) the selection and the appointment of lawyers, (4) the standard for calculating damages, (5) the use of damage insurance by the city, (6) the use and the preparation of organizational guidelines for handling the cases, and, (7) the education for legal stuffs.
We are of the opinion that:
(1) The amount varies independent of the size of city;
(2) The mayor's formal approval is required in all cities except that the amount is within the mayor's discretional disbursement;
(3) The lawyers are selected with regard to the relationship with the city or special professional ability;
(4) Most cities use the standards published by Japan Bar Association, by Tkyo district court, or provided by its insurance campay;
(5) All cities are insured by compulsory automobile liability insurance and voluntary insurance;
(6)(7) The use of manual and the edcation for legal stuffs vary according to the structure of legal section-centralized or decentralized-.
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