Section 9.42 Charter Requirements for Notice of Claim

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

C. (§9.42) Charter Requirements for Notice of Claim

It is common for constitutional charter cities to include notice of claim provisions in their charters. See, e.g., Missouri Municipal League, A Model Charter for Missouri Cities § 11.3 (revised ed. 2000), available at:

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.mocities.com/resource/resmgr/onestopshop/modelchartertb.pdf

In Gates v. City of Springfield, 744 S.W.2d 487 (Mo. App. S.D. 1988), the court voided Springfield’s notice of claim charter provision. Springfield...