To assure the proper accounting and safe custody of moneys, the following shall apply.
(A) Deposit of funds. All moneys or fees collected for any purpose by any city officer shall be deposited through the Department of Finance and Records. If any fees are due to an officer, they shall be paid to the officer by check drawn by the Finance Director and approved by the Council only upon the officer’s making adequate reports relating thereto as required by law, ordinance or Council directive.
(B) Deposits and investments. All moneys belonging to the city shall be promptly deposited in depositories selected by the Council in amounts not exceeding the authorized depository limitation established by the Council or invested in accordance with the city’s written investment policy and state law, including joint investments as authorized by Iowa Code § 384.21.
(Iowa Code §§ 12B.10, 12C.1, 384.21)
(C) Petty Cash Fund. The Finance Director shall be custodian of a petty cash fund for the payment of small claims for minor purchases, collect-on-delivery transportation charges and small fees customarily paid at the time of rendering a service, for which payments the Finance Director shall obtain some form of receipt or bill acknowledged as paid by the vendor or agent. At the time as the Petty Cash Fund is approaching depletion, the Finance Director shall draw a check for replenishment in the amount of the accumulated expenditures and the check and supporting detail shall be submitted to the Council as a claim in the usual manner for claims and charged to the proper funds and accounts. It shall not be used for salary payments or other personal services or personal expenses.
(1999 Code, § 7.02)