HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-16-01 Amend Ch 3.16- Filing Claims Against the CityORDINANCE NO. 16-
01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.16 OF
THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
FILING CLAIMS AGAINST THE
CITY.VHEREAS, the City is authorized to set forth a procedure for the filing of claims
for money or damages against the City by Government Code Section 935;
and HEREAS, claims filing requirements are important to ensure that the City
is apprised of potential claims as soon as practical in order to permit the City to investigate
such claims in a timely manner, to avoid unnecessary lawsuits, to avoid needless liability and
to settle meritorious claims without going through
trial.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:SECTION
I:Section 3.16.010 of the Orange Municipal Code is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the
following:To the extent authorized by Government Code Section 935 and
any other laws, any and all claims against the City for money or
damages,including claims otherwise excepted from the claims filing
requirement by Government Code Section 905, shall be subject to and
presented within the time and manner prescribed in Part 3 of Division 3.6 of
Title 1 of the Government Code and as further provi.ded by this
chapter."SECTION
II:Section 3.16.020 of the Orange MunicipalCod€:: is deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the
following:No suit or other action for money or damages which requires a claim
by this chapter may be brought against the City until a written claim
has been filed and acted upon in conformity with Sections945.4 and 945.
6 of the Government Code. No claim may be filed on behalf of a class
of persons unless verified by every member of that class as required by
this
SECTION III.
A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of
this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the
City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this
Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage
in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of Orange. The
City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such
adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and
against the Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance
shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of October, 2001
of OrangeMarkA. Murphy, Mayo
ATTEST:
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4/:r .J;,--/..~ .Cassandra 1.
CadI , City Clerk of the City of Orange STATE OF
CALIFORNIA )COUNTY OF
ORANGE )CITY OF
ORANGE )I, CASSANDRA
J. CATHCART, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held
on the 9th day of October, 2001, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council
duly held on the 23rd day of October, 2001, was duly passed and adopted by the foUowing vote,
to wit:A 'YES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Slater, Alvarez, Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None 4 I _ .-+'
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t< /L~ -Cassandra J. Cathc , ity
Clerk
of the City of Orange Orcl. No. 16-01 2
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