Section 745 ILCS 10/9-101As used in this Article:
(a) "Board" means the governing body of a local taxing entity.(b) "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year prescribed for a local public entity or adopted by the local public entity as authorized by law.(c) "Local taxing entity" means a local public entity that has the power to levy or have levied on its behalf taxes or assessments upon property within the territory of the entity.(d) "Tort judgment" means a final judgment founded on an injury, as defined by this Act, proximately caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of a local public entity or an employee of a local public entity while acting within the scope of his employment.(e) "Settlement" means a payment based on an injury or event which a local public entity reasonably believes might have been caused by a negligent or wrongful act or omission of the local public entity or an employee while acting within the scope of his employment.(f) "Claims service" means any arrangement whereby skilled personnel are employed or retained to investigate, settle, or defend an injury or event which is alleged to have been caused by, or which a local public entity reasonably believes might have been caused by, a negligent or wrongful act or omission of the local public entity or an employee while acting within the scope of his employment. The term "claims service" shall include, but not be limited to, loss control before or after an injury or event and the retention of independent legal counsel for purposes of defending claims under this Act.