All claims arising from injury or damage from alleged acts of the City in its governmental capacity, or which arise from circumstances wherein but for the interposition of some defense peculiar to municipal corporations the City would otherwise be liable at law, or which arise from facts under which the City has the right and obligation in good conscience to pay for such injury or damage, shall be referred to the Moral Claims Commission, filed and properly designated either by number or short title or both. All such claims shall be carefully investigated by the Commission. The Chairman of the Commission shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the power to administer oaths, compel attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers under the penalty provided in Section 111.08 of these Codified Ordinances. After such investigation, the Commission shall either approve, with conditions or limitations, or disapprove such a claim. Original papers relating to claims shall be filed in the office of the Director of Law and shall be preserved for not less than four (4) years. The Director shall cause to be prepared and introduced into Council ordinances setting forth moral claims allowed by the Commission. Each such ordinance shall set forth the number of each claim, the general subject of the claim and the fund from which payment is to be made. The Director of Finance shall certify that funds are available for the payments contemplated by each such ordinance. After the approval of the ordinance by the Finance Committee and subsequent to at least one (1) public hearing thereon, Council shall proceed to pass such ordinance introduced, or as it may be amended, after such public hearing.
(Ord. No. 389-81. Passed 2-23-81, eff. 2-24-81)