(A) The chief administrative officer is hereby authorized to procure credit cards for use by all elected officials and department heads for expenses that are incurred in the business in the name of the city. Said cards shall be at no annual fee.
(B) All department heads are also authorized to approve other expenses by their departmental employees in the course of city business. These expenses include but shall not be limited to community events, educational events, travel and lodging expenses, memberships and any other expense deemed by the department head to be necessary in the carrying out of the business of the city.
(C) The chief administrative officer is hereby authorized to draft policies and procedures for the proper use of city credit cards by elected officials and department heads in the performance of their duties.
(D) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall administer the credit card charges as all other claims and shall record them in the proper and prescribed manner.
(E) (1) The city hereby adopts the new Purchasing Card Policy and Procedure Manual, attached to Resolution 23-113 and incorporated herein by reference, which amends and replaces the Purchasing Card Policy and Procedure Manual adopted in Resolution 11-21.
(2) All purchasing card holders shall receive and acknowledge in writing the terms of the new Purchasing Card Policy and Procedure Manual in the form attached hereto.
(Prior Code, § 2-206) (Ord. 08-03, passed 1-11-2008; Res. 23-113, passed 11-13-2023)