[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Sea Bright 6-24-1975. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 04-2023]
Any person claiming payment from the Borough
of Sea Bright shall first submit a detailed statement of the items
or demand necessitating such claim to the responsible executive agency
specifying particularly how the bill or demand is made up and a certification
of the party claiming payment that it is correct. No bill, claim or
demand shall be considered for payment unless the voucher has attached
to it (or includes) a certification from a designated Borough employee
having personal knowledge of the facts that the goods have been received
by or the services rendered to the Borough of Sea Bright and that
those services or goods are consistent with an existing contract or
purchase order.
In order to facilitate a timely review, bills, claims and demands
must be submitted to the Borough within 30 days, unless otherwise
specified by law or contract, following the provision of goods or
rendering of services for which payment is sought. The Chief Financial
Officer is authorized to provide extensions upon written request in
his or her discretion. This requirement shall be a term that is contained
in each contract entered into by the Borough.
[Added 12-15-1998 by Ord.
No. 94-98]
The Chief Financial Officer is hereby designated
as the approval officer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17 with the title
of "Certifying and Approval Officer" and shall have the duty to audit,
warrant and make recommendations on all claims and bills.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 04-2023]
It shall be the duty of the Finance Manager
to examine all bills or claims submitted for payment in order to ascertain
if proper administrative procedures have been followed. The bills
or claims, duly certified, shall be presented to the Municipal Clerk
for inclusion in the proceedings of the next immediate formal meeting
of the governing body. All claims or bills to be considered by the
governing body shall be listed systematically and without preference
and said list shall be made available to every member of said governing
body at least one full day prior to formal action by that body.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 04-2023]
Claims shall be considered by the Council which
shall approve the same, except that said governing body may reject
any claim presented to it, stating the reason for such rejection.
Any tie votes may be broken by vote of the Mayor. Any disapproved
claim shall be referred to the Finance Manager with such instructions
as the governing body may give at the time of disapproval.
It shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk
to record all claims in the official minutes or through an appropriate
claims register, indicating that the governing body has by formal
action approved the same, with appropriate records as to any claims
disapproved or rejected. All records pertaining to approved or disapproved
bills or claims shall be available for public inspection.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 04-2023]
The Finance Manager shall make disbursements
upon receipt of an order by the Borough Council, attested by the Borough
Clerk. If in the event that the Mayor vetoes the payment of any claims
or bills, the Chief Financial Officer may be authorized to make payment
by a vote of the Borough Council whereby at least 2/3 of Council vote
to override such veto of any claim or bill.
[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 04-2023]
After the Municipal Clerk has certified that
the claims have been approved, he/she shall turn the same over to
the Finance Manager who shall forthwith prepare the necessary checks
for the payment thereof, which said checks shall be signed by the
Mayor and thereafter signed by the Finance Manager. After preparing
checks for the payment of claims, he/she shall record them in proper
books of account and thereafter mail the checks to the claimants.
