(A) In accordance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, no bill or claim against the town may be paid unless it has been approved by the officer or employee responsible for the function or agency to which the expense is charged. No check or draft of the town shall be valid unless it bears on its face the certificate of the Finance Officer as follows: “This disbursement has been approved as required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.”
(B) No contract, agreement or purchase order shall be valid unless it bears the Finance Officer’s certificate as follows: “This instrument has been preaudited in the manner required by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act.”
(C) Except as otherwise provided by law, all checks or drafts on an official depository shall be signed by the Finance Director and countersigned by the Town Administrator or another official of the town designated for this purpose by the Board of Aldermen.
(1987 Code, § 2-4-01)
Statutory reference:
Preaudit of disbursements required, see G.S. § 159-28