(a) Two authorized signatures shall be required on all checks issued on behalf of the City: the signature of the City Manager and the signature of the Finance Director.
(b) In the event of a sudden disability, unexplained absence, or abrupt resignation of the City Manager, Council at its next meeting shall act upon a resolution to name a specific employee by name and title as the second signature on all checks issued on behalf of the City until such time as the City Manager is able to resume that responsibility, or until such time as a new City Manager is appointed. The signature of the Council President may be substituted for the signature of the City Manager for the interim period between the City Manager's sudden disability or unexplained absence and prior to the passage of a resolution to authorize a substitute employee's signature.
(c) In the event of a sudden disability, unexplained absence or resignation of the Finance Director, the City Manager shall appoint an Interim Finance Director, whose signature shall be accepted as the substitute signature for the permanent Finance Director. A financial institution may request an affidavit from the City Manager acknowledging the appointment of the Finance Director or Interim Finance Director as the second authorized signature on checks issued on behalf of the City.
(d) As of February 12, 2015 at 5:01 p.m., the authorized signatures on all checks issued on behalf of the City shall be Douglas G. Starkey as Acting City Manager and Jennifer Cecil as Interim Finance Director for as long as they hold these titles.
(Ord. 2629. Passed 2-8-99; Ord. 3165. Passed 2-9-15.)