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Editor's Note: The following sections of the 1989 Code, which
were formerly included in this article, were repealed by Res. No.
5-19, 10-7-2019, eff. 12-12-2019: § 2-403, Budget and Tax
Rate; § 2-405, Check Signing and Review; § 2-406,
Investment Policy; § 2-407, Audit Committee; § 2-408,
Town Ordinances and Resolutions; § 2-409, Reimbursement
of Expenses.
The Clerk-Treasurer shall furnish copies of the minutes of Council
meetings and of other Town records to the public for inspection and
copying as provided by state law.
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[Ord. No. 3-88, eff. 4-17-1988; amended by Res. No. 5-19, 10-7-2019, eff. 12-12-2019 (formerly Ch. 2, § 2-401, of the 1989 Code)]
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The Mayor, with the assistance of such Town employees as he
considers appropriate, shall publish and distribute a Town Journal
containing news of official Town business, announcements of activities
of groups or entities whose activities involve or affect Somerset,
and other brief announcements of matters of general or charitable
interest to residents of the Town.
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[Ord. No. 3-88, eff. 4-17-1988; amended by Ord. No. 1-07, eff. 3-14-2007; Ord. No. 4-12, eff. 4-26-2012; Res. No. 5-19, 10-7-2019, eff. 12-12-2019 (formerly Ch. 2, § 2-402, of the 1989 Code)]
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All checks, drafts, notes or orders drawn against the accounts
of the Town must be signed by any two of the following: the Mayor,
the President of the Council, one designated Councilmember, and the
Clerk-Treasurer. Their signatures shall be duly certified to the appropriate
depositories. No checks, drafts, notes, or orders drawn against said
depositories shall be valid unless signed in this manner.
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[Res. No. 5-19, 10-7-2019, eff. 12-12-2019; amended by
Res. No. 8-20, 12-7-2020, eff. 1-21-2021]
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When the Mayor delivers the budget, the Mayor shall also submit
a five-year fiscal plan reflecting an analysis of the sources and
uses of available funds. The Council shall have the opportunity to
make recommendations on the five-year plan, and it shall be subject
to public hearing, but the Council need not take formal action on
the plan. The plan shall be a public record reasonably available for
public inspection, and shall be given due and proper consideration
in developing annual budgets.
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[Ord. No. 3-88, eff. 4-17-1988 (formerly Ch. 2, § 2-404, of the 1989 Code)]
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