Township of Maplewood, NJ Chapter 17 Claims Approval and Payment

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Maplewood 7-1-1975 as Ord. No. 1449; amended in its entirety 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 3103-23. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Administration of government — See Ch. 6.

§ 17-1 Presentation of claims.

All claims against the Township of Maplewood shall be presented, in writing, fully itemized, on such voucher forms as shall be provided for that purpose, and all vouchers shall be certified to by the claimant.

§ 17-2 Initial review of vouchers.

All vouchers shall be reviewed and checked by or under the direction of the Township official in charge of the department responsible for the claim, and if found correct, the official shall complete the officer's certification thereon.

§ 17-3 Review by Treasurer.

All vouchers shall thereafter be presented to the Township Treasurer. The Treasurer shall then review the claims and, if approved by the appropriate Township official and certified by the claimant, the same will be approved by the Treasurer, who will prepare checks and a corresponding voucher list, which shall then be forwarded to the Township Clerk for referral to the Township Committee.

§ 17-4 Presentation of approved vouchers to Township Committee.

All vouchers approved for payment pursuant to the foregoing shall be presented to the Township Committee at a meeting of said body.

§ 17-5 Township Committee approval.

Township Committee approval of the claims and authorization to draw the warrants to pay the same shall be by motion adopted by a majority vote of the Township Committee.