NOT YET APPROVED
Resolution No. ________
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Authorizing the Acceptance of Electronically Filed Government Claims to the City of Palo Alto.
R E C I T A L S
A. California Government Code Section 915 prescribes the methods for presentation and consideration of claims for money or damages against a public entity; and B. Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 2.28.230 prescribes methods for presentation and consideration of claims for money or damages not otherwise governed by the California Government Code Sections 900 et seq. (Government Claims Act), or another state law, and requires that such claims must be presented in the manner prescribed by the Government Claims Act, as may be amended; and
C. Senate Bill 1473 Local Government Omnibus Act of 2020, effective January 1, 2021, amended California Government Code Section 915 to provide for electronic filing of claims if expressly authorized by a resolution of the public entity; and D. The City of Palo Alto desires to accept government claims and send notices of said government claims electronically to enhance customer service and increase efficiencies in City operations; and
E. “Electronically” mean the transmission of a claim document by electronic address designated by the City of Palo Alto , and to the electronic address from which the claim was received unless otherwise requested.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes the acceptance of electronically filed California government claims to the City of Palo Alto pursuant to California Government Code Section 915.
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NOT YET APPROVED
SECTION 2. Adoption of this Resolution is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
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__________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
__________________________ _____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager