Any order from any official ordering anything to be done, or any decision denying or revoking a license or permit, shall be appealable in the first instance to the city council. No appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction shall be made without first appealing to the city council. In the event that the person aggrieved does not receive redress from the council, he or she may appeal its decision to a court of competent jurisdiction.
(1967 Code, sec. 1-11; 1994 Code, sec. 31.01)
(a) 
Effect of failure to notify.
A failure to notify the mayor and city council within the time and manner specified in the charter shall exonerate, excuse and exempt the city from any liability whatsoever.
(b) 
Waiver of notice.
No officer or employee of the city shall have authority to waive any of the provisions of the charter or this section as to notification, but these provisions may be waived only by a resolution of the city council, made and passed before the expiration of the period of time herein mentioned and evidenced by the minutes of the city council.
(1967 Code, secs. 1-9, 1-10; Ordinance 135, adopted –/–/–; 1994 Code, sec. 30.04; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)