§ 35.045 ISSUANCE OF WARRANT.
   (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)