[Adopted 2-25-1948 by Ord. No. 542 (Ch. 1, Part 6, of the
1986 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 11-17-1958 by Ord. No. 764; 4-24-1986 by Ord. No. 1356]
All monies due and payable to the City of Washington by reason
of any law, ordinance or otherwise shall be paid to the City Treasurer
in the first instance in the case of real estate taxes, to the designated
collector in the case of mercantile or earned income taxes and to
the City Clerk in the case of other moneys for which no conflicting
provision is made hereinafter.
Any money paid for the satisfaction or on account of liened
taxes and municipal claims shall be continued to be paid to the City
Solicitor, who shall make due return thereof and payment to the City
Treasurer.
Proper receipts and records thereof shall be kept by the City
Treasurer. Receipts shall be made in triplicate, a copy to be delivered
to the person paying the same, one copy to the Director of Accounts
and Finance, and a copy retained in the office of the City Treasurer.
[Added 11-17-1958 by Ord. No. 773]
The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to receive
and receipt for any and all payments made for or on account of any
assessment or assessments against the abutting property owners for
the grading, curbing and paving of any street, avenue or alley within
the City limits, where such assessment or assessments is made payable
in installments, and he shall thereupon pay the same into the City
treasury. In case any such assessment shall have been or may hereafter
be entered in the office of the Prothonotary of Washington County
as a lien against the property so assessed, upon the payment to him
of the full amount of the debt, interests and costs of any such lien,
the City Clerk shall certify to the City Solicitor that the same has
been paid in full, and the City Solicitor shall thereupon enter satisfaction
upon the record of such lien in the office of the Prothonotary.
Upon the payment to the City Clerk or to the City Solicitor
of the proper proportionate amount of the said lien or renewal, the
said City Solicitor be and he is hereby authorized, directed and empowered
to release any lot or lots or particular piece of property from any
lien or renewal thereof filed as aforesaid.
[Added 4-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1519; amended 11-9-2000 by Ord. No.
1658; 5-6-2010 by Ord. No. 1832]
A.
Any expenditures or transactions, exclusive of compensation paid
to City employees, in any department, office or bureau of the City
which shall exceed the sum of $2,500 shall not be undertaken or proceeded
upon unless approved by the Mayor and Council by a majority vote at
a regular meeting or at a special meeting where such action may be
properly acted upon.
B.
At such time, Council may, by a majority vote, approve, revise or
refuse any such expenditure or transaction. Any such expenditure or
transaction in the sum of $2,500 or less may be approved or entered
into by the Mayor or any member of Council involving such member's
department, after referral thereof to Council. At the time of the
next regular meeting of the Mayor and Council, such expenditure or
transaction shall be deemed ratified and approved by the Mayor and
Council without further action of the Mayor and Council.
