[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Florham
Park 4-17-1979 as part of Ord. No. 10-79.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Borough Administrator — See Ch. 4.
A.
The Borough Administrator, or other officer to be designated
by him in writing, shall certify all claims per N.J.S.A. 40A:5-166 prior to
presentation to the Borough Council for approval. Certification shall include
the verification that there are proper appropriations with sufficient balances
to cover the payment and that the purchase or service was legal and duly authorized.
B.
Where certification was made by his appointee, the Borough
Administrator shall initial the payment voucher in the block entitled "Approval
for Payment."
C.
Prior to the approval by the Council, a duly designated
Councilman shall review and sign each voucher.
D.
Except as provided in Subsection F hereafter, the Administrator shall cause to be listed and subtotaled by departmental category all vouchers duly approved as per Subsections A through C herein. During a regularly scheduled business meeting, the Administrator shall present to the Council for payment authorization the list of payment vouchers. The Clerk shall enter into the minutes a record of the action taken and the vote thereon.
E.
The Treasurer shall draw checks for payment of all claims
which have been approved according to the foregoing procedure.
F.
Ratification of payments.
(1)
Subject to the following limitations, the Council may
ratify payments which have preceded the date of regular meeting.
(2)
All such payments shall be aggregated separately in the listing prescribed in Subsection D under the heading "Ratification of Payments Made Pursuant to Borough Code § 12-1F."
(a)
Certain payments for goods or services which must be
made at the time of delivery either due to emergency or because the need therefor
could not have been foreseen or because the payee refuses to take a voucher
or in order to take advantage of a cash discount.
(c)
Payments not to exceed $500.
G.
The Administrator shall not list or present for payment
any voucher which the duly designated Councilman has refused to sign, except
that such refusal shall be made only upon the following grounds
