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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDDING ADDING
CHAPTER 4.25 (PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMS AGAINST CITY
NOT OTHERWISE GOVERNED BY STATE LAW) TO
TITLE 4 (REVENUE AND FINANCE) OF THE REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of Redding does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 4.25 is added to Title 4 (Revenue and Finance) of the Redding
Municipal Code, to read as follows:
Chapter 4.25
PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMS AGAINST CITY NOT
OTHERWISE GOVERNED BY STATE LAW
4.25.010 Authority.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to Section 935 of the California Government Code.
4.25.020
Claims Required.
All claims against the city for money or damages not otherwise govemed by the Tort Claims
Act, California Government Code Sections 900 et seq., Or another state law (hereinafter in this
chapter, "claims") shall be presented within the time, and in the manner, prescribed by Part 3 of
Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the California Government Code (commencing with Section 900 thereof)
for the claims to which that Part applies by its own terms, as those provisions now exist or shall
hereafter be amended, and as further provided by this chapter.
4.25.030 Form of Claim.
All claims shall be in writing and verified by the claimant or by his or her guardian,
conservator, executor or administrator. No claim may be filed on behalfofa class of persons unless
verified by every member of that class as required by this section. In addition, all claims shall
contain the information required by California Government Code Section 910.
4.25.040 Claim Prerequisite to Suit.
In accordance with California Government Code Sections 935(b) and 945.6, all claims shall
be presented as provided in this section and acted upon by the City Council prior to the filing of any
action on such claims and no such action may be maintained by a person who has not complied with
the requirements of section 4.25.020 of this chapter.
4.25.050 Suit.
Any action brought against the city upon any claim or demand shall conform to the
requirements of Sections 940-949 of the California Government Code. Any action brought against
any employee of the city shall conform to the requirements of Sections 950-951 of the California
Government Code.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 7th day of January ,2003, and was read and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 21 s day of January ,2003, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mathena,
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Pohlmeyer, Stegall and Cibula
Form Approved:
Brad L. Fuller, City Attorney
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