§ 22-77. City Manager investigation and recommendation.

(a)

Once a claim is deemed complete, the City Manager shall investigate the validity of the claim. After reviewing all required material and information, the City Manager may:

(1)

Further investigate;

(2)

Recommend denial of the claim;

(3)

Forward a recommendation of approval of the claim to the City Council.

(b)

Notwithstanding the options in subsection (a) of this section, the City Manager may choose to forward any claim to the City Council for a public hearing and decision in accordance with this article. In making this determination, the City Manager may consider factors including, but not limited to:

(1)

The amount of compensation at issue;

(2)

The nature of the proposed use or development, if any; and

(3)

The impact of the proposed use or development.

(c)

The decision of the City Manager to forward a claim to the Council is final and not subject to appeal. The Council, however, may summarily and without notice or hearing elect to return the claim to the City Manager for a final decision on the claim.

(Code 2006, § 16.3.4; Ord. No. 1441, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. 1518, § 5, 2-12-2013)