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All claims (other than claims for personal injury, death, property damage, or indemnification) shall be processed through the finance director, regardless with whom the claims may have been filed in the first instance. After processing and payment of claims, the finance director shall submit to the city council and city manager a listing of all claims paid during the previous month. At the time of presenting the list of paid claims to the council, the finance director shall certify that each paid claim was audited to determine that:
A. The using office, department, agency, or other authorized person has approved the claim for payment and either (1) has received that for which the claim was presented for payment, or (2) is authorized to request advance payment for goods or services, such as subscription charges, conference registration fees, or billings for travel on commercial carriers, as determined by council resolution;
B. Sufficient funds have been appropriated for the purpose of the claim and were available at the time of issuance of payment; and
C. The amount claimed and the fund from which the claim was paid were correct.
(Ord. 2269)
Payment of claims against the city, when approved or otherwise duly authorized by the council, shall be made by checks or warrants drawn upon the city treasury and charged against the proper fund by the finance director. Each check or warrant so drawn shall be signed by the finance director, provided, that the council by resolution may designate the city manager, the city clerk or both to sign warrants in the place and stead of the finance director when the director is absent.
(Ord. 2269)
In accordance with Government Code Sections 935(b) and 945.6, any claim for money or damages for which a claim may be filed under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code or under this chapter shall be presented as provided in this chapter and acted upon by the city prior to the filing of any action on such claim, and no such action may be maintained by a person who has not complied with the requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 2269)
A. Any suit for money or damages against the city on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code or this chapter must be commenced within the time allowed by Government Code Section 945.6, unless another provision of law establishes a shorter period of time in which to commence the suit.
B. Any suit for money or damages brought against the city upon any claim shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 945) of Part 4 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Any suit for money or damages brought against any employee of the city shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Part 4 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Ord. 2269)
A. Any judicial proceeding or action to attack, review, set aside, void or annul a decision by the city of matters that are subject to judicial review; or concerning any of the proceedings, acts or determinations taken, done or made prior to such decision or to determine the reasonableness, legality or validity of any condition attached thereto; or concerning the general plan or any specific plan, or any amendment to, interpretation of, deletion from, addition to, or application of the general plan or a specific plan; or to compel action as to any of these matters or to seek relief from inaction on any of these matters, shall not be maintained by any person unless such action or proceeding is commenced and service of summons effected within 90 days after the date of such decision, act or determination, or, in the case of inaction, within 90 days after the date on which the act sought to be compelled should have been performed. Thereafter, all persons are barred from any such action or proceeding or any defense of invalidity or unreasonableness of such decisions or of such proceedings, acts or determinations.
B. This section shall not apply to any judicial proceeding or action to the extent that a limitation period set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, Government Code Sections 65009, 65860 or 66499.37, or Public Resources Code Section 21167 expressly applies.
(Ord. 2269)