(a) Commencing on the effective date of this section, the Village of Carrollton internal office procedure is hereby changed to require two signatures on every check to authorize an expenditure of Village funds. The holders of the office Clerk-Treasurer, Village Administrator and Mayor shall be authorized as signatories to the Village checking account, and any two of the said three signatures shall be required to authorize any expenditure of Village Funds.
(b) Further, commencing on the effective date of this section, the holder of the position of Office Clerk/Accounting, shall have no authority to make deposits or withdrawals from any of the Village bank accounts, and shall be charged with the responsibility each month to reconcile the bank statement of each account maintained by the Village of Carrollton, Ohio.
(c) The Clerk-Treasurer is directed to have all four positions/offices bonded commencing on the effective date of this section to protect all Village funds.
(d) The Clerk-Treasurer is directed to provide a certified copy of this section annually to each bank designated as a depository for Village funds and to each of the bonding companies issuing indemnity bonds for the protection of Village funds.
(e) This section is declared an emergency measure necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village of Carrollton, Ohio to ensure that the internal office procedures are in place for the Village to qualify to be bonded to protect all public funds of the Village, and shall become effective at the earliest date allowed by law.
(Ord. 2017-21. Passed 4-17-17.)