(a) Subject to the provisions of the City Charter, the Director of Finance shall from time to time and at such times as he deems advisable or necessary, make payment to the person lawfully entitled thereto of all claims or bills against the City, of whatever character and for whatever purposes the same may be due.
(b) The Director shall make payment of such bill or claim upon proper approval thereof and compliance with such other regulations applicable thereto, as set forth in the City Charter, without the necessity of securing the approval of Council for such payments either by ordinance, resolution or otherwise.
(Ord. 54-18. Passed 1-20-54.)
(c) (1) The head of each department of the City and each duly and lawfully constituted and existing board, commission or similar body of the City shall have authority to from time to time make expenditures or incur obligations for labor, materials or any other lawful purpose upon behalf of and for the benefit of the City, as necessary, in any amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any individual item or purpose. Payment therefor shall be made by the Director of Finance upon compliance with the provisions of this section and the City Charter.
(2) Requests for purchase orders in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be approved by motion of the City Council with the exception of specific, recurring and reasonably predictable operating expenses which are permissible by a super blanket purchase order.
(Ord. 96-31. Passed 5-1-96; Ord. 2007-81. Passed 9-18-07; Ord. 2017-17. Passed 6-6-17.)
(d) The Director shall keep an accurate record of all bills or claims presented or paid and shall, at any reasonable time, make available to the Mayor, Council or any member thereof all books of the City or any or all bills or claims presented or paid and all information pertinent thereto.
(Ord. 54-18. Passed 1-20-54.)
(e) The Director shall notify Council and the Mayor when an expenditure for any line item in the budget will exceed the budgeted amount, and prepare the necessary appropriation ordinance as requested by Council. Said notice shall be in writing and reported at a regular or special Council meeting.
(Ord. 93-12. Passed 3-9-93.)