All claims for damages against the City must be filed with the Finance Director within the time limit as prescribed by state law, and shall be presented to the City Council, and no ordinance shall be passed allowing any such claim, or any part thereof, or appropriating money or other property to pay or satisfy the same, until such claim has been first referred to the proper department, board, commission, agency or committee, not until such department, board, commission, agency or committee has made its report to the City Council thereon, pursuant to such reference. No action shall be maintained against the City for any claim for damages until the same has been presented to the City Council and 60 days has elapsed after such presentation.

All such claims for damages must accurately locate and describe the defect that caused the injury, accurately describe the injury, give the residence for 6 months past of the claimant, contain the items of damages claimed, and be sworn to by the claimant. All such claims must comply with any additional requirements provided by state law.