No civil action shall be maintained against the Village for
damages or injuries to person or property sustained in consequence
of any street, highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being
defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed or for damages
or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence
of the existence of snow or ice upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, street,
highway, bridge or culvert unless written notice of the defective,
out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition or of the
existence of the snow or ice, relating to the particular place of
such condition, was actually given to the Village Clerk and there
was a failure or neglect within a reasonable time after the receipt
of such notice to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction
complained of or to cause the snow or ice to be removed or the place
otherwise made reasonably safe.
The Village Clerk shall keep an index record as required by
law of all written notices which he shall receive of the existence
of a defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition
or of an accumulation of ice or snow in or upon any Village street,
highway, bridge, culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk, which record shall
state the date of receipt of the notice, the nature and location of
the condition stated to exist and the name and address of the person
from whom such notice is received. The record of each notice shall
be preserved for a period of five years after the date it is received.
Upon receipt of a written notice as set forth above, the Village
Clerk shall cause said notice to be brought to the attention of the
Village Board of Trustees at the Village Board of Trustees meeting
next following receipt of the written notice by the Clerk or within
10 days of such receipt, whichever date is sooner.