The Council may at any time, by a two-thirds vote of the entire
membership, transfer any portion of an unencumbered balance of an
appropriation to any other purpose or object. Notice of such transfer
shall be given by publication within 10 days thereafter in the official
newspaper of the City.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the City, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except in pursuance of the annual appropriation in the adopted budget or when changed as authorized by §
63-4 of this article. At the close of each fiscal year, any unencumbered balance of an appropriation shall revert to the general fund and shall be subject to reappropriation, but appropriations may be made by the Common Council, to be paid out of the income of the current year, in furtherance of improvements or other objects or works which will not be completed within such year, and any such appropriation shall continue in force until the purpose for which it was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned.
The calendar year shall be the fiscal year.
The City Clerk-Treasurer may invest any City funds not immediately
needed pursuant to §§ 66.0603 and 219.05, Wis. Stats.
In lieu of the personal signatures of the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer,
there may be affixed on order checks the facsimile signatures of such
persons adopted by them and approved by the Common Council, but the
use of the facsimile signature shall not relieve such official from
any liability to which he/she is otherwise subject, including the
unauthorized use thereof.
The City Clerk-Treasurer and his/her deputies are authorized
to prepare a statement of real property status form to be used to
provide information often requested for transfers of real property,
such as the amount of outstanding special assessments, deferred assessments,
changes in assessments, amount of taxes, outstanding water and sewer
bills, current water and sewer bills, pending citations regarding
building and health codes, and similar information. Any such information
sought shall be provided to the person requesting it on said form.
A minimum of one business day is required for preparation of a statement
of real property status. There shall be a fee for compiling such information,
plus an additional fee for facsimile transmissions. The amount of
the fees shall be set by the Common Council. In providing this service,
the City of New Lisbon and its officials assume no liability for such
service nor is any warranty intended or implied.
Billings by the City may be paid within 30 days after billing
without interest. Thereafter, interest may be charged at the rate
of 1 1/2% per month or any fraction thereof until the following 15th
day of November. Bills not paid on or before the 15th day of November
shall have added to the total amount due 1 1/2% of said charges and
shall be entered on the tax roll as a special charge and become a
lien upon real estate.
A firm of certified public accountants shall be employed each
year by the City, subject to the confirmation of the Common Council,
to conduct a detailed audit of the City's financial transactions and
its books and to assist the City Clerk-Treasurer in the management
of the City's financial affairs, including the City's public utilities.
These auditors shall be employed on a calendar-year basis. The books
audited may, in addition to the City financial records of the office
of the City Clerk-Treasurer, include the City Clerk-Treasurer's books,
the City's public utilities, Police Department records, and any other
books of any boards, commissions, officers or employees of the City
handling City moneys.
No agent of the City of New Lisbon having authority to employ
labor or to purchase materials, supplies or any other commodities
may bind the City or incur any indebtedness for which the City may
become liable without approval of the Council. Each such employment
or purchase order shall be drawn against a specific appropriation,
the money for which shall be available in the City treasury and not
subject to any prior labor claims or material purchase orders at the
time when such employment is negotiated or purchase order drawn. The
City Clerk-Treasurer shall keep a record of such employment and purchase
orders and shall charge them against the proper appropriation.
Delinquent utility bills shall be collected in accordance with
§ 66.0809(3), Wis. Stats., which is adopted by reference
and incorporated in this section.
Applicants for any license specified in this Code, except under Chapter
205, Amusement Arcades, or Chapter
211, Animals, shall be required to pay a Crime Information Bureau (CIB) investigation fee at the time of making such application. The amount of the fee shall be set by the Common Council. The City may also require payment of such fee and a records investigation for license renewals.