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ANORDINANCECREATINGCHAPTER1.12 OF THEMOSESLAKEMUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"CLAIMSFORPERSONALINJURIES OR DAMAGES"
THE CITY COUNCILOF THECITY OF MOSESLAKE,WASHINGTON00 ORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 1.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Claims foriPersonalInjuriesandDamages"is created as follows:
1.12.010 Claims For Damages:
A.No action shall be commenced against the city in which mone-tary damages are being claimed until a written Claim forDamageshasbeenpresentedtoandfiledwiththeFinance Di-rector.Such a claim must name the claimant,include theclaimant's address,specify the date and location of theclaimedloss,describe any alleged act or omission on the partofthecityandthebasisuponwhichliabilityisbeingasser-ted against the city,identify any known witnesses,detail thenatureandextentoftheinjuryordamagesustainedandstatetheamountbeingclaimed.The claim form must be signed bytheclaimantoranauthorizedrepresentativeandnotari2edpriortoitsfiling.
B.All claims for damages shall be investigated and evaluated bytheLegalDepartment.Formal reports concerning any claimwillberequestedfromallinteresteddepartments,which re-ports shall constitute and be treated as privileged communica-tions to the City Attorney.
C.A lawsuit based upon the allegations of a Claim for Damages
may not be instituted against the city within sixty (60)daysiofthefilingofsuchclaim,unless the applicable statute oflimitationswillexpirewithinthatperiodoftime.The re-quirements of this section shall not affect in any manner thecommencementandrunningofanyapplicablestatuteoflimitations.
1,12.020 Litigation Expenses:The City Attorney is authorized to make pay-ment to private and/or public agencies,firms,and/or individualswhoprovideservicestothecityinsupportofanylitigationand/
or claim and/or threatened litigation or claim filed or contem-plated against the city or where the city is a plaintiff or poten-tial plaintiff in legal action.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5)daysafteritspassageandpublicationasprovidedbylaw.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor o ,8.
ATTEST Mayor 'A
titÿ Clerk
APPR AS TO FORM:
ity Attorney i
PUBLISHED:April 29,1988