[Adopted as Ch. 3.04 of the 1997 Code]
All claims against the City for goods purchased, damages, or originating in any other way, except for claims for salaries and other allowances that are fixed by ordinance, must be presented on or before the last Monday of each month to the City Clerk. All such claims must be in writing and items shall be specified.
This article does not prohibit the City Council from passing on any claims not previously presented to the City Clerk if, in the opinion of the Council, justice to the claimant requires it.
[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
The fiscal and municipal year of the City shall commence on May 1 of each calendar year and shall end on April 30 of the next succeeding calendar year. [65 ILCS 5/1-1-2(5)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
As soon as practicable at the close of each fiscal year, and no later than 180 days thereafter, there shall be an audit of all accounts of the City made by a licensed certified public accountant authorized to act as an auditor under the laws of Illinois to be designated by the City Council. Copies of such audit report shall be filed with the City Clerk and with the Comptroller of the State of Illinois and in such other places as may be required by Illinois Statutes.