Any person claiming payment from the City shall present a detailed
bill of items, upon a proper City voucher form, to the Finance Department
duly certified or otherwise supported by an affidavit of the claimant.
Upon approval of the Director of Finance and Data Processing
or his designee, all claims so made shall be listed on a voucher resolution
and presented to the Council for approval.
The claims so submitted to the Council shall be considered by
the Council and shall be approved or rejected, in whole or in part,
provided that if any claim is rejected, the Council shall state the
reason therefor. Any disapproved claim shall be returned to the Director
of Finance and Data Processing with such instructions as the Council
may give at the time of disapproval.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to attach a copy of the
approved voucher resolution to the official minutes indicating that
the Council has by formal action approved the same, with appropriate
record as to any claims disapproved or rejected.
Following the approval of claims as hereinabove provided, the
Director of Finance and Data Processing shall forthwith have prepared
the necessary checks for payment thereof, which checks shall be signed
by the Treasurer and the Mayor, provided that such signatures may
be signed by a mechanical device imprinting a facsimile of such signatures.