Selection and Appointment of Attorney. When the City has determined to select and appoint an attorney to represent an employee in an action or proceeding as described in Sub-article 42.1 of this Article, but the City or its insurance provider, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines for whatever reason that no member of the City Law Department office can or should represent the employee, the City or its insurance provider shall appoint and pay another attorney to represent the employee. The employee may suggest names of attorneys whom they wish to represent them. The City or its insurance provider shall consider such suggested names, but shall have no obligation to select or appoint any attorney from such suggested names. The determination of the attorney to be selected and appointed to represent the employee shall be made by the City or its insurance provider, in its sole and absolute discretion, and that determination shall be final. The employee shall accept such representation of such attorney and, in good faith, shall fully and completely cooperate with such attorney.
