Chapter 4.20
CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES

Sections:

4.20.010    When and how presented.

4.20.020    Approval of claims for $250 or less.

4.20.010 When and how presented.

All claims for damages against the city must be presented to the city council and filed with the city clerk, except as provided in MICC 4.20.020. If the claimant is incapacitated from verifying and filing his claim for damages or if the claimant is a minor, then claim may be verified and presented on behalf of the claimant by any relative or attorney or agent representing the injured person. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed allowing such claim or any part thereof, or appropriating any money or other property to pay or satisfy the same or any part thereof, until the claim has first been referred to the proper department, or until such department has made its report to the council thereon pursuant to such reference. All such claims for damages must accurately locate and describe the defect that caused the injury, reasonably describe the injury and state the time and place where it occurred, give the claimant’s residence for the preceding six months, contain the item of damages claimed and be sworn to by the claimant or a relative, attorney or agent of the claimant. No action shall be maintained against the city for any claim for damages until the same has been presented to the council and 60 days have elapsed after such presentation. (Ord. 495 § 4, 1980).

4.20.020 Approval of claims for $250 or less.

All claims for damages against the city which are not covered by the city’s comprehensive automobile insurance policy, and which involve $250 or less, may be approved or settled by the city manager without prior presentation to the city council. The requirements of MICC 4.20.010 shall also apply to this section. (Ord. 495 § 4, 1980).