CHAPTER 36: CITY POLICIES

Section

   36.01   Use of credit cards issued to city employees

   36.02   Fixed asset capitalization policy adopted by reference

   36.03   Returned check policy

   36.04   Materiality variances because of losses, shortages and thefts

   36.05   Claims against the city

§ 36.01 USE OF CREDIT CARDS ISSUED TO CITY EMPLOYEES.

   (A)   No city employee or elected official shall be authorized to use any city credit card for personal use in any purchase.

   (B)   The credit limit will be reduced to $5,000 per card.

   (C)   The only people allowed to have the city credit card would be the Police Department, the Mayor and the Controller.

   (D)   The Controller will be the central location for all city credit cards and receipts will have to be turned in along with the issued card.

   (E)   Any abuse of credit cards in violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable by a fine as set forth in § 10.99.

(Ord. 28-2001, passed 10-2-2001)

§ 36.02 FIXED ASSET CAPITALIZATION POLICY ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.

   The fixed asset capitalization policy for the city is hereby established and adopted by reference as if set out in its entirety. Copies are available in the office of the City Clerk.

(Ord. 39-2004, passed 12-7-2004)

§ 36.03 RETURNED CHECK POLICY.

   (A)   The city hereby enacts a bad check service charge, to be paid by any individual who writes a check to the city for goods, services, or other purposes which is returned "NSF", "Account Closed" or is otherwise unpaid. Such amount shall be $27.50, payable by the maker of such check in addition to the face amount of the check.

   (B)   The Controller's office shall send written notice to the maker at the address printed on the check or the address given in writing to the city at the time the check was delivered to the city of the amount due. The notice shall notify the maker that the amount due must be paid within ten days of the mailing of the notice.

   (C)   In the event that the maker of the dishonored check fails to pay the amount due as described in division (A) of this section within ten days of the mailing of the notice described in division (B) of this section, the check will be referred to the Grant County Prosecutor's office for prosecution.

(Ord. 22-2006, passed 7-18-2006)