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3.24.160   Issuance of general warrants.
   General warrants shall not be signed or delivered by the director of finance unless the demands in payments of which they are drawn have been approved for payment by the city council. Such approval may be given by the city council by any of the following methods:
   A.   By designating in its budget, or by minute order subsequent to the adoption of the budget, specific budgeted items which may be paid without prior audit of the city council; provided, that the director of finance must in each instance attach to the demand his certificate that the demand conforms to the budget;
   B.   By auditing and approving an individual demand for payment, in which case the approval shall be noted on the demand over the signature of the presiding officer of the meeting at which the approval is given;
   C.   By auditing and approving for issuance the warrants listed upon a warrant register presented to the city council, in which case the approval shall be noted on the register over the signature of the presiding officer of the meeting at which the approval is given.
(Prior code § 2.12.210 (Ord. 506 § 9(d), 1961))
3.24.170   Issuance of payroll warrants.
   Payroll warrants may be issued without the prior audit or approval of the city council.
(Prior code § 2.12.220 (Ord. 506 § 9(e), 1961))
3.24.180   Issuance of warrants prior to audit.
   In any instance where a warrant, either general or payroll, is issued prior to audit by the city council, the demand and supporting documents shall be presented to the city council for audit and approval at the next meeting following the issuance of the warrant. The council's action thereon shall be noted on the demand in the manner provided in Section 3.24.160 with respect to warrants issued after audit.
(Prior code § 2.12.230 (Ord. 506 § 9(f), 1961))
3.24.190   Payroll preparation.
   The director of finance shall be responsible for the preparation of the city's payroll. Time reports of all city employees shall be submitted to the administrative officer by, and over the signature of, the department heads, and the administrative officer shall in turn audit and transmit the reports to the director of finance.
(Prior code § 2.12.240 (Ord. 506 § 10, 1961))
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