Earlier editions: 2026-07
Buena Park Municipal Code Ch. 1.16 Claims Against the City
Buena Park Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Buena Park
Cite as: Buena Park Municipal Code Chapter 1.16 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 1.16.010. Claims presentation—Prerequisite for bringing suit.¶
There shall be presented in accordance with this chapter, and as a prerequisite to suit against the city, all claims for money or damages not governed and controlled by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900), Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the California Government Code, and which are more specifically listed as exceptions in Section 905 of Chapter 1, Part 3; provided, that the claims covered by this section are not governed by any other statutes or regulations expressly relating thereto.
(Added during 1990 codification)
§ 1.16.020. Claims presentation—Statutory authority.¶
Those claims required by Section 1.16.010 of this chapter shall be presented to the city clerk in accordance with and in the manner provided in Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the California Government Code.
(Added during 1990 codification)
§ 1.16.030. Action on claim required before filing of suit.¶
No suit for money or damages may be brought against the city on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented under Section 1.16.010 of this chapter until a written claim therefor has been presented and has been acted upon or has been deemed rejected, in accordance with procedures prescribed by Section 1.16.020 of this chapter.
(Added during 1990 codification)
§ 1.16.040. Six-month statute of limitations.¶
Any suit brought against the city for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with Section 1.16.010 of this chapter must be commenced within six months after the date the claim is acted upon or deemed rejected by the city.
(Added during 1990 codification)
§ 1.16.050. Suits prohibited where full payment or compromise effected.¶
Where a claim that is required to be presented to the city in accordance with this chapter is so presented and action thereon is taken:
A. If the claim is allowable in full and the claimant accepts the amount allowed, no suit may be maintained on any part of the cause of action to which the claim relates;
B. If the claim is allowed in part and the claimant accepts the amount allowed, no suit may be maintained on any portion of the cause of action where, pursuant to a requirement to such effect, the claimant has accepted the amount allowed in settlement of the entire claim.
(Added during 1990 codification)
§ 1.16.060. Authority to compromise pending actions.¶
The city council may compromise, or may delegate the authority to its attorney or an employee to compromise any pending action.
(Added during 1990 codification)
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