Sec. 108.503. - Litigation between agencies prohibited.

No agency of the Consolidated Government, including an independent agency required by law or contract to use the services of the Office of General Counsel, shall institute or maintain an action in any of the courts of this State or in any court of the United States against any other agency of the Consolidated Government, including an independent agency, for any cause whatsoever, unless expressly authorized to do so by the Council. No agency of the Consolidated Government, including an independent agency required by law or contract to use the services of the Office of General Counsel, shall expend public funds, from whatever source derived, for the purpose of instituting or maintaining an action against another agency of the Consolidated Government, including an independent agency, unless expressly authorized to do so by the Council. Whenever an agency requests the Council to authorize the institution or maintenance of a judicial action, it shall, at the same time, request an appropriation or, if it is not subject to the budgetary control of the Council, make available in its budget, sufficient funds to cover the anticipated costs and expenses of the litigation. It shall be unlawful for the head of an agency, and each member if the agency head is a collegial body, to authorize, direct or consent to the institution or maintenance of an action contrary to this Section, and the unauthorized expenditure of public funds therefor shall be deemed an expenditure contrary to appropriations, subject to the penalties and liabilities provided in Subpart C, Part 3, Chapter 106 . (Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)