[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Palisades Park 7-8-1976 as Section 2-16 of the Revised General Ordinances of 1975; amended in its entirety 5-20-2003 by Ord. No. 1417. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-1]
The Borough of Palisades Park, by its governing body, shall not pay out any of its money:
A. 
Unless the person claiming or receiving the same shall first present a detailed bill of times or demand, specifying particularly how the bill or demand is made up, with the certification of the party claiming payment that it is correct. The governing body may, by resolution, require an affidavit in lieu of the said certification, and the clerk or disbursing officer of the local unit may take such affidavit without cost.
B. 
Unless it carries a written order or electronic certification of a department head or duly designated employee of the local unit and the Chief Financial Officer having knowledge of the facts that the goods have been received by, or the services rendered, to the local unit.
C. 
As to services rendered by professionals, unless the Borough Administrator and the Chief Financial Officer having knowledge of the facts that the goods have been received by, or the services rendered, to the local unit.
D. 
As to invoices submitted by the Borough Administrator, unless the Borough Clerk and the Chief Financial Officer having knowledge of the fact that the goods have been received by, or the services rendered, to the local unit.
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16.1, the Borough may, by resolution, provide for and authorize payment of advances to officers and employees of the local unit toward their expenses for authorized official travel and expenses incident thereto. Any such resolution shall provide for the verification and adjustment of such expenses and advances and the repayment of any excess advanced by means of detailed bill of items or demand and the certifications or affidavit required by N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16 which shall be submitted within 10 days after the completion of the travel for which an advance was made.
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16.2, the Borough may, by resolution, provide for and authorize payment of an advance to any nonprofit organization or agency with which the Borough has entered into a service contract, for the purpose of meeting service program start-up costs; provided, however, that:
A. 
The source of the funds to be advanced is a federal grant allowing the local unit to receive funds in advance of disbursement and requiring that any interest earned on said funds be returned to the federal government;
B. 
The governing body has determined, by resolution, that the advance is necessary in order to prevent undue hardship to said contractor in achieving the objectives of the federal grant;
C. 
The amount of the advance to any given contractor does not exceed an amount equal to the total amount of the contract divided by the number of months in the term of the contract, and provided further that the total disbursements of the Borough to the contractor, including the amount of the advance outstanding, shall not, at any time, exceed the total cash receipt of the local unit under the federal grant up to that time; and,
D. 
The resolution authorizing the advance includes a schedule for the depletion of the advance, in accordance with sound accounting practice, indicating that the advance will be entirely depleted by the termination date of the contract.
Notwithstanding the provision of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16, the governing body participating in a statutorily authorized joint, interlocal or other cooperative activity may, by resolution, provide for and authorize payment in advance of estimated administrative or direct service costs to the local unit or other party providing administrative services or otherwise acting on behalf of or for the group.
A. 
The governing body does hereby designate the Chief Financial Officer and determines him to be the certifying and approval officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall accept certifications required by N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16b, ascertaining the existence of proper and legal appropriations for the payments to be made and determining that there is legal authority for the payments, evidenced by action of a purchasing department or agent or officer in respect to the goods or services ordered and the incurring of the expense therefor.
B. 
The Chief Financial Officer shall provide for the approving and certifying of the proper officer claims for payments and drawing checks therefor.
C. 
The Chief Financial Officer shall prescribed for certifying approved claims to the governing body and regulating its approval or disapproval thereon.
Agreement of claim shall be made by checks drawn on the municipality signed by the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk and countersigned by the Chief Financial Officer.
The Chief Financial Officer shall have the authority to process without further action on the part of the governing body the cancellation of any property tax refund or delinquency of less than $10.
All claims approved for payment shall be recorded in the minutes of the governing body, and such approval shall be opened to the public. Prior to the presentation to the governing body of a claim's list, the Chief Financial Officer shall certify that there are funds available for said payment and that there is legal authority for the payments evidenced by action of the purchasing department or agent or officer in respect to the goods or services ordered and the incurring of the expense therefor.
The Borough shall pay salaries, wages or other compensation for services in the same manner as for checks drawn upon the municipality and signed for that purpose. The Borough shall pay biweekly all salaries, wages and compensation of officers and employees, both elective and appointive.
A. 
Whenever an official ceases to hold office in the Borough, on the day of the expiration of his term of office, he shall forthwith deliver to the Chief Financial Officer all moneys, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and any data of any nature whatever pertaining to his office.
B. 
On refusal to carry out the provisions of this section within five days after the expiration of his term, he shall, on notice in writing of such delinquency from the Mayor, be subject to a penalty of 50 days for each day of refusal or neglect to comply therewith.
Certain petty cash funds may be established by the Borough after approval by the Director of the Department of Community Affairs.