Salinas Municipal Code Art. 16 Claims and Demands

The Council may, by ordinance or resolution, prescribe the procedure for filing, handling, disposing and dealing with any other aspect of claims for damages against the City.

All other claims or demands against the City, except salaries, interest coupons on bonds, and bonds of the funded debt, must be in writing and may be in the form of a bill, invoice, payroll or formal demand. Each such claim or demand shall be filed with the City Finance Director for examination. If the City Finance Director finds the amount thereof is legally due, s/he shall recommend approval thereof, or otherwise shall disapprove it. The City Finance Director shall thereupon present said claim or demand, with a recommended approval thereof, to the City Council, which shall examine and allow, in whole or in part, or reject, all such claims or demands. The City Council may allow, in whole or in part, any such claims or demand previously disapproved by the City Finance Director. The action of the Council respecting all claims or demands shall be recorded in the minutes of the Council.