§ 3-6.02. Procedure.

The following procedure shall be used to draw warrants and/or checks for the payment of salaries or material demands against the City:

(a)

The Finance Director is hereby authorized to approve and pay all payroll warrants or checks drawn in payment of demands certified or approved by him or her as conforming to a budget approved by ordinance or resolution for the Council and to be in compliance with law, except for those claims required by law to be approved by the Council.

(b)

Warrants, checks, or drafts shall not be drawn or evidence of indebtedness issued unless there is sufficient money in the City treasury legally applicable to the payment of such warrants and/or checks, except as provided by law.

(c)

The signatures of the Mayor and the General Services Director shall be required upon all checks, drafts, or warrants issued for and on behalf of the City. The Mayor is hereby authorized to use a facsimile signature on checks, drafts, or warrants of the City in lieu of the Mayor's personal signature. The General Services Director is hereby authorized to use a facsimile signature on checks, drafts, or warrants of the City, for amounts of $10,000 or less, in lieu of the Director's personal signature. Such warrants or checks shall be distributed by the City Clerk to the claimant's legally entitled thereto. All warrants, checks, or drafts shall be filed in numerical order by the City Clerk.

(§ 1, Res. 69-12, as amended by Res. 69-14 and Res. 75-22 and § 2, Ord. 726, eff. May 10, 1990)