[1997 Code § 81-1]
The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer shall present monthly
to the Governing Body for approval warrants drawn to the order of
the City of Absecon City payroll account as follows:
A. In advance for all officers and employees whose salaries are on an
annual, monthly, semimonthly or weekly basis, when such salaries are
due and payable prior to the next regular meeting of the Governing
Body.
B. In advance for all officers and employees whose compensation is on
an hourly or daily basis, when the compensation has been approved
by some responsible designated official and the chairman of the appropriate
committee and has been certified to the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.
C. In January of each year, there shall be approved an account to be
designated the City of Absecon City payroll account, and from time
to time the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, upon receipt of a warrant
for the amount due such payroll account, shall deposit the same to
the credit of the payroll account, charging the appropriate budgetary
accounts therewith.
D. The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer shall thereafter draw checks
on said payroll account to the officers and employees entitled to
payment therewith.
E. At each regular meeting of the Governing Body, the Chief Financial
Officer/Treasurer shall submit for approval or ratification, as the
case may be, the necessary payrolls for the amount due the several
officers and employees for compensation. The payroll shall be considered
by the Governing Body in due course and approved if found to be correct.
F. In case of error or adjustment in the payroll, the Chief Financial
Officer/Treasurer shall, and it shall be his duty to, see that such
error or adjustment is properly corrected and appropriate record made
thereof.
G. Such officers as may be designated by the Governing Body are hereby
authorized to sign warrants drawn in favor of the payroll account
upon due notice that the appropriate payrolls have been approved by
the proper committee and by the proper certifying authorities, which
certifying authorities and committees shall be those designated in
a resolution.