HomeMy WebLinkAbout65-85 BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE
In the Matter of:
Amending the Municipal Code ) ORDINANCE NO. 65-85
($1-215) to Clarify That The )
Word "Shall" is not Intended )
TQ-~mDose a Mandatory Duty )
on the City )
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The City Council of the City of Danville does ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. A new section 1-215 is added to Title 1, (General
Provisions) of the Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 1-215. No ImDosition of Mandatory Duty.
This code shall not be construed to impose
on the City, its officers, employees or agents
any greater liability than that required by law.
The use of the word "shall" in any provision
of this Code is not intended to impose upon the
City, its officers , employees or agents a manda-
tory duty of care toward persons or property
within the City so as to provide a basis of civil
liability for damages. This Code specifically
preserves all immunities provided under the law
to a public entity, its officers, employees and
agents."
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance becomes effective
30 days from its adoption.
SECTION 3. Publication. The City Clerk shall either a)
have this ordinance published once within 15 days after
adoption in a newspaper of general circulation or b) have
a summary of this ordinance published twice in a newspaper
of general circulation, once 5 days before its adoption
and again within 15 days after adoption.
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of
the City Council of the City of Danville held on June ~7 ,
1985, and was adopted and ordered published at a meeting
of the City Council held on July 1 , 1985 by the following
vote:
AYES: Lane, May, McNeely, Offenhart z, Schlendorf
NOES: None
ABSF_,NT: None 'j
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Mayor !
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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