HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1441ORDINANCE NO. 1441
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE
FOR ANY LAWSUIT OR LEGAL ACTION
AGAINST THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LAWSUITS OR LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST THE CITY OF
FAIRHOPE.
The City Clerk, as agent for service of process of any lawsuit or legal action against the
City of Fairhope, will upon receipt of such action immediately, in no event more than
twenty four (24) hours after receipt of the action, notify the Mayor, the City
Administrator, the City Attorney, Insurance Representative, and the City Council of such
action.
SECTION II. SEVERABILITY
The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such ruling shall not
affect any other paragraphs and sections, since the same would have been enacted by the
municipality council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase,
clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION III. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its due adoption and publication as
required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 1 I TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2010
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