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The City Clerk shall, upon the allowance of any account or claim by the City Council, draw a warrant therefor upon the city treasury payable to the order of the claimant, which warrant, when signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk, shall be paid by the City Treasurer. The City Clerk shall keep in a suitable book an accurate list of all warrants drawn on the treasury, stating the date, number and amount thereof, and name of the person in whose favor drawn.
(1969 Code, § 2-149)
Statutory reference:
Limitations on drawing warrants, see ILCS Chapter 50, Act 430, §§ 1 - 3
Similar provisions, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 8-1-8
The City Clerk shall keep all accounts pertaining to the finances of the city. He or she shall keep an accurate account with all city officers and others collecting or receiving any monies, property, or claims on account of the city, charging them with all money, or property received by them, or claims placed in their hands for collection, and crediting them with all money paid into the treasury, upon their filing the Treasurer’s receipt, or with claim of accounts uncollectable, or other proper credits, upon filing the proper vouchers. The Treasurer shall be credited with all warrants canceled and returned.
(1969 Code, § 2-150)
Statutory reference:
Clerk as collector, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-135
Duties of collector, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, §§ 3.1-35-100 to 3.1-35-130
In addition to the duties provided in this subchapter, the City Clerk shall perform other duties and functions as may be required by statute or ordinance.
(1969 Code, § 2-153)
Cross-reference:
General Licensing Provisions, see Chapter 110
Sewers; billing and payment, see § 52.102
Water connection permit, see § 51.015
CITY TREASURER
The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the City Council as provided by statute and shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Accounts and Finances.
(1969 Code, § 2-164)
Statutory reference:
Authority to appoint City Treasurer, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 4-5-4
Authority to assign officers, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 4-5-2
The City Treasurer shall give bond in that sum as may be required by the City Council, but the bond shall not be less than 1½ times the amount of the estimated money that may be in his or her custody and not less than an amount in dollars equal to 3 times the latest federal census of the population of the city, whichever amount is greater, or as required by statute, with sureties to be approved by the City Council. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance by the Treasurer of his or her duties of office, and to indemnify the city for any loss due to any neglect of duty or wrongful act on the part of the Treasurer.
(1969 Code, § 2-165)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 4-4-2
The City Treasurer shall perform such duties as may be prescribed for him or her by statute or ordinance; he or she shall receive all money paid to the city, either directly from the person paying it or from the hands of such other officer as may receive it; and he or she shall pay out only on vouchers, warrants, or orders properly signed by the City Clerk and the Mayor.
(1969 Code, § 2-166)
Statutory reference:
Additional duties under commission form of municipal government, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 4-5-22
Duties of municipal treasurer, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, §§ 3.1-35-40—3.1-35-85
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