(A) Money may be paid out of the City Treasury only on warrant of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) Unless provided otherwise by state law, the Clerk-Treasurer may draw a warrant against a fund of the city only if an appropriation has been made for that purpose, the appropriation is not exhausted, and:
(1) The warrant is for a salary fixed by statute or ordinance;
(2) The warrant is for a claim allowed under § 35.048;
(3) He or she is ordered to issue the warrant under § 35.046;
(4) The warrant is for payment of a judgment that the city must pay; or
(5) The warrant is for interest due on municipal bonds.
(2003 Code, § 3.12.010)