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ORDINANCE NO. 2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 9 TO
ARTICLE I, PART 2 RELATING TO CLAIMS AND
ACTIONS BY OTHER PUBLIC ENTITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That a new Chapter 9 is hereby added to Article I,
Part 2 of the Arcadia Municipal Code to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9
CLAIMS AND ACTIONS BY OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES
1900. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. Pursuant to section 935 of
the Government Code, all claims against the City for money,
damages, or indemnification by any public entity which is exempt by
section 905 (i) of the Government Code from the provisions of
Division 3.6 of the Government Code (810 et. seq.), including but
not limited to Chapter 1 (commencing with section 900) and Chapter
2 (commencing with Section 910), and is not governed by any other
statutes or regulations expressly relating thereto shall be
governed by the procedure prescribed in this Chapter.
1901. PRESENTATION OF CLAIM AS PREREQUISITE TO SUIT. No suit
for money, damages, or indemnification may be brought against the
city by any public entity until a written claim therefor has been
presented and acted upon, or has been deemed to have been rejected,
in accordance with this Chapter and Sections 945.4, 945.6 and 946
of the Government Code.
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1902. TIME LIMITATION. Any claim specified in section 1901
shall be presented in accordance with the time limitations set
forth in Government Code section 911.2. In addition, pursuant to
Government Code Section 901, any claim against the ci ty for
equitable indemnity or partial equitable indemnity shall be
presented not later than six (6) months after the date upon which
a defendant is served with the complaint giving rise to the
defendant's claim for a cause of action for equitable indemnity or
partial equitable indemnity against the City.
1903. LATE FILING. In accordance with Section 935 of the
Government Code, the late filing of claims pursuant to this Chapter
is regulated by sections 911.4 and 911.6 through 912.2, inclusive,
of the Government Code.
1904. PRESENTATION AND CONTENTS. A signed, written claim
shall be presented to the city by mailing or delivering it to the
City Clerk. The claim shall conform to the requirements of Section
910 of the Government Code or to a form provided by the City, if
such form is provided.
1905. PROCEDURES FOR CONSIDERATION. Unless otherwise
provided in this Chapter, the procedure for consideration and
action upon all claims filed pursuant to this Chapter shall be the
same as the procedure provided and required by Sections 910.2
through 915.4, inclusive, of the Government Code, except Section
911.2. In accordance with section 935 of the Government Code, the
consideration and action upon claims presented pursuant to Section
1903 of this Chapter shall be the same as the procedure provided
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and required by section 946.6 of the Government Code.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of same to be published in
the official newspaper of said City within fifteen (15) days after
its adoption.
Passed, approved and adopted this ~stday of November
, 1994.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2024 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the
Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the 1st day of November, 1994 and that said
ordinance was adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chang, Kuhn, Lojeski and Young
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Margett
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