A. It shall be the duty of each department to prepare and file with the department of finance administration, in accordance with a schedule promulgated by said department, a time report on a form supplied by said department. The report shall contain such payroll information as may be called for by instructions issued from time to time by said department. Such time report shall be signed by the head of the department or, in his absence, by his authorized representative.
B. Upon receipt of the time reports, it shall be the duty of the director of finance administration to prepare the payroll for each department, including a payroll register, the employees' earning records, and the employees' checks.
C. The director of human services shall approve all initial assignments and changes of assignment for all classified personnel and, if found to be in accordance with existing laws and rules, shall certify the assignment for payment. All changes of assignment, including, but not limited to, transfers and changes of hours, shall be reported for approval by the director of human services. Each subsequent payroll, following the initial assignment and certification by the director of human services, shall be certified by the department authorized to submit the payroll that all payments thereon are in accordance with the original certification by the director of human services. (1962 Code § 2-6.204)