Disbursements from the Town treasury shall be made under § 66.0607,
Wis. Stats. No claim, account or demand for payment against the Town
shall be paid until a voucher has been filed with or prepared by the
Town Treasurer or the Town Treasurer's report provides an invoice
list. Each check representing a disbursement or transfer of Town funds
must be signed by the Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Town Chairperson,
or authorized deputies.
In lieu of the personal signatures of the Town Treasurer and
Town Clerk (or authorized deputy thereof) and Chairperson (or Chairperson
Pro Tem in the Chairperson's absence), there may be affixed on
order checks the facsimile signatures of such persons adopted by them
and approved by the Town Board, 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 Town Board shall designate by resolution one or more public
depositories for depositing funds of the Town. These public depositories
shall be approved financial institutions as noted in § 34.09,
Wis. Stats. The Town Treasurer and the Town Treasurer's surety
are not liable for loss, as defined under § 34.01(2), Wis.
Stats., of money deposited in the name of the Town in a designated
public depository. Interest accruing from Town money in a public depository
shall be credited to the Town. A list of current designated public
depositories is on file at the office of the Town Clerk.
The Town of Herman elects not to give the bond on the Town Treasurer
and/or deputies provided for by § 70.67(2), Wis. Stats.
The Town hereby obligates itself to pay (in case its Treasurer fails
so to do) all state and county taxes which the Treasurer and/or deputies
are required to pay to the County Treasurer.
The Town Treasurer, Clerk and/or designee is 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, contemplated improvements, floodplain
status, violation of the building and health codes and similar information.
Any such information sought shall be provided to the person requesting
it on said form. The Town Treasurer, Clerk and/or designee may collect
a fee, as prescribed in the Town's current fee schedule, payable
at the time a request for compiling such information on said form
is made. The Town Treasurer, Clerk and/or designee shall have a minimum
of three business days during the regular work week to satisfy such
requests. Neither the Town of Herman nor its officials assume any
liability when providing this service.
No agent of the Town of Herman having authority to employ labor
or to purchase materials, supplies or any other commodities may bind
the Town or incur any indebtedness for which the Town may become liable
without approval of the Town Board. Each such employment or purchase
order shall be drawn against a specific appropriation, the money for
which shall be available in the Town 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 Town Treasurer
or Clerk shall keep a record of such employment and purchase orders
and shall charge them against the proper appropriation.
Billings by the Town shall be paid within 30 days after billing
without interest. Thereafter, interest shall be charged at the rate
of 1 1/2% per month or any fraction thereof, until the following
first day of November. Bills not paid on or before the first 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.