No suit of any nature whatsoever shall be instituted or maintained against the town unless the plaintiff therein shall aver and prove that previous to the filing of the original petition the plaintiff applied to the town council for redress, satisfaction, compensation, or relief, as the case may be, and that the same was by vote of the town council refused.
(1992 Code, sec. 1.1502; 2006 Code, sec. 1.1302)
All notices required by this article shall be effectuated by serving them in writing, by service of process, or via U.S. certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, upon the town secretary at 127 Collins Road, Sunnyvale, Texas, and all such notices shall be effective only when actually received in the office of the person named above. Notice by any other means, including via the internet, shall not constitute notice as required by this article.
(Ordinance 444, sec. A, adopted 8/14/06; 2006 Code, sec. 1.1303)
Neither the mayor, a town council member, or any other officer or employee of the town shall have the authority to waive any of the provisions of this article.
(1992 Code, sec. 1.1504; 2006 Code, sec. 1.1304)
The written notice required under this article shall be sworn to by the person claiming the damage or injuries or by someone authorized by him/her to do so on his/her behalf. Failure to swear to the notice as required herein shall not render the notice fatally defective, but failure to so verify the notice may be considered by the town council as a factor relating to the truth of the allegations and to the weight to be given to the allegations contained therein.
(1992 Code, sec. 1.1505; 2006 Code, sec. 1.1305)