It shall be the duty of the Town Accountant to inspect all bills
presented against the Town; to see that they have the approval of
the officer, board or committee contracting the same, and are in proper
form; to indicate the account to which they are chargeable; and, if
there are funds, to transmit said bill with his certificate to the
Town Manager, who shall draw his warrant on the Town Treasurer authorizing
payment for Town officers, boards, and committees receiving and expending
money; to investigate the conditions of all funds and trust funds
held for the benefit of the Town. He/She shall verify the amount of
funds in the hands of the Town officers, boards and, by personal applications
at banks of deposit, shall ascertain the amounts held therein to the
credit of the Town. He/She shall report to the Town in detail under
each department all receipts and expenditures by the Town for the
previous financial year.
