City of Melrose, MA Article III Auditor [1]

[Adopted as Rev. Ords. 1976, §§ 2-87 to 2-89 (Rev. Ords. 1989, §§ 2-181 to 2-183)]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Art. III, Solicitor, adopted as Rev. Ords. 1976, §§ 2-61 to 2-68 (Rev. Ords. 1989, §§ 2-131 to 2-138), was deleted 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4.

§ 56-27 Powers and duties.

[Amended 6-19-1989 by Ord. No. 2215; 6-19-1989 by Ord. No. 2216; 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4]

A. The City Auditor shall have charge of all revenue and expenditure accounts of the City and shall keep a set of books showing in detail the revenues and expenditures of the City by departments.

B. The City Auditor shall examine all payrolls, bills or demands rendered against the City and all orders or votes of the City Council for the payment of money and shall see that they have been incurred with due authority and that they are properly approved by authorized persons as defined in MGL c. 44.

C. The City Auditor shall approve no bill, payroll or demand until a budget has been duly passed by the City Council and sufficient funds by transfer or an appropriation shall have been made therefor. The City Auditor shall see that vouchers are prepared in proper form and that the same are duly recorded and distributed to their proper accounts.

D. If the City Auditor approves of a bill, payroll or demand, he/she shall endorse it with his/her certificate of approval and shall cause an abstract of the same to be entered on a book kept for the purpose and shall pass it to the Treasurer for payment. The City Auditor shall withhold approval of any bill, payroll or demand, the regularity or validity of which may be questioned by him/her or by any member of the City Council, and no such bill when so questioned shall be passed to the Treasurer for payment until approved by a majority of the proper committee of the City Council.[1]

State law reference — City auditor, MGL c. 41, §§ 48 to 54A.

[1] Editor's Note: The following original sections which appeared at the end of this article were deleted 8-21-2017 by Ord. No. 2018-4: former § 56-49, Examination of books, records and accounts, and § 56-50, Annual audit by Director of Accounts.