(A) Unless otherwise provided by law or by ordinance, all moneys drawn from the treasury shall be drawn pursuant to the authority and appropriation of the Council. The Council, upon the recommendation of the City Manager, where necessary to expedite operating procedures, may authorize by resolution, designated officers and employees of the city to make minor disbursements from petty cash accounts, which disbursements shall be accounted for and shall be audited by the Clerk.
(B) Checks for the expenditure of city funds shall be signed by the Clerk and countersigned by the Treasurer, pursuant to warrants therefor signed by the Mayor after the approval of such expenditures by the Council. Should the offices of Clerk and Treasurer be, at any time, combined, the Council shall designate some other officer having knowledge of the accounts of the city to countersign in lieu of the Treasurer.
(C) Checks may be issued prior to authorization by the Council for such purposes and up to such amounts as the Council shall provide by ordinance. All such checks and the purpose thereof shall be reported to the Council at its next regular meeting.