The fiscal year of the Township shall begin on the first day
of January and end on the 31st day of December in each year, as provided
by law.
Within the limits of available appropriations, the Township
Manager is authorized to negotiate contracts and other legally binding
obligations of the Township upon approval of the Council. Any such
document shall be signed by the Mayor and Manager, attested by the
Clerk or Deputy Clerk and approved by the Township Attorney for legal
form and sufficiency. Purchase orders, for which a formal contract
is not required by the charter, may be executed by the Manager or
Purchasing Agent without further approval.
Where contracts are let by competitive bidding pursuant to the
Charter, the Council may award the contract in the manner prescribed
by law.
The Manager shall present to the Council once each month a summary
of the financial transactions of the Township since the next preceding
report.
No bill or claim shall be paid unless it contains a detailed
statement of the items or demand, specifying particularly how the
bill or demand is made up and a certification of the party claiming
payment that it is correct; nor shall any bill, claim or demand be
paid unless the voucher on which it is presented carries a certification
of a Department Head, or of his duly designated representative, having
personal knowledge of the facts that the goods have been received
by, or the services rendered to, the Township.