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 §
55-3 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 City 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.
In lieu of the personal signatures of the Mayor
and Administrator, there may be affixed on order checks the facsimile
signatures of such persons adopted by them and approved by the City
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 Administrator 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 as set
by the City Council for compiling such information, plus an additional
fee as set by the City Council for facsimile transmissions. In providing this service, the City of Weyauwega 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 City Council, to conduct a detailed audit of the City's financial
transactions and its books and to assist the City Administrator 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 Administrator, include the City Administrator'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 Weyauwega 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 Administrator shall keep a record of such employment and purchase
orders and shall charge them against the proper appropriation.