O76-06CITY OF KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 76-6
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN NOTICE
TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST
THE CITY WITHIN A PRESCRIBED TIME AS A PREREQUISITE TO
ANY SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS, AND
FORBIDDING MAINTENANCE OF A SUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF
A PRESCRIBED TIME AFTER THE FILING OF SUCH NOTICE, AND
PRESCRIBING THE CONTENTS OF SUCH NOTICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS:
1. Before the City of Kennedale, Texas, shall become
liable for damages for personal injury of any kind, or for injury
to or destruction of property of any kind, or for violation of
the rights of any kind of a person, the person injured or claim-
ing injury or damage, or the owner of the property injured or
destroyed, shall give to the City Council of the City of
Kennedale notice in writing of such injury, damage or destruction,
duly verified under oath, within thirty (30) days after the same
has been sustained; stating in such notice when, where and how
the injury or damage or destruction occurred, the amount in dollars
which is claimed for same, the amount for which the claimant is
willing to settle out of court, the age of the claimant and whether
he or she is under any legal disability, the actual residence of
the claimant at the time of the occurrence and for six (6) months
prior thereto, and the names and addresses of all witnesses upon
which the claimant relies to establish said claim.
2. No suit shall be maintained on any of the causes of
action herein set out for a period of sixty (60) days after such
written notice has been filed with the Kennedale City Council,
in compliance with the preceding section of this ordinance, in order
to enable the City Council to fully investigate the merits of said
claim, and adjust the same without suit if deemed advisable to do
so.
3. Every section, sentence, and phrase of each sentence,
and every provision thereof, is hereby declared to be an individual
and separate section, sentence, phrase and provision, and the hold-
ing of any section, sentence, phrase or provision to be void,
ineffective or unconstitutional for any reason whatsoever, shall
not be deemed to affect the validity of any other section, sentence,
phrase or provision hereof.
4. This ordinance shall
force and effect, immediately upon
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this
take effect, and be in full
its adoption and approval.
llth day of November, 1976.
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STEVE RADAKOVICH, MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS
ATTEST:
EVELYN TEMPLETON,/ CITY SECRETARY
(CITY SEAL)