Any person claiming payment from the Borough shall present a
detailed bill or demand to the Finance Department with the certification
of the party that payment amount is correct.
It shall be the duty of the Finance Department to require that
every claim shall carry a certification of an officer or duly designated
employee of the Borough having knowledge of the fact that the goods
have been received by, or the services rendered to, the Borough.
The Mayor and Council shall consider all claims and shall approve
or disapprove the claims. When the Mayor and Council disapproves any
claim, it shall state the reasons for such rejection. Any disapproved
claim shall be referred back to the Finance Department with such instructions
as the Mayor and Council may give at the time of disapproval.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Clerk to record all claims
in the official minutes, indicating that the Council has, by formal
action, approved claims, or an appropriate record as to any claims
disapproved or rejected.
In the case of reimbursement for actual and necessary travel
expenses incurred by Borough officials where authorized to travel
by the Borough, itemized claims supported by receipts, where available,
should be presented in order to obtain the reimbursement for such
expenses.