No bill or claim shall be paid unless it contains a detailed
statement of the items or demand, specifying particularly how the
item or demand is made up, and a certification of the party claiming
payment that it is correct; nor shall any bill, claim or demand be
paid unless the voucher on which it is presented carries a certification
of the department head, having a personal knowledge of the facts that
the goods have been received by, or the services performed to, the
Borough.
Upon approval by the Mayor and Council, checks in payment of
same shall be made out by the Chief Financial Officer and signed by
the Mayor and Clerk and countersigned by the Chief Financial Officer.
In the event of circumstance where there is an emergency need
to pay a bill to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Borough
employees or the public is in jeopardy or where the integrity of the
Borough's buildings or property is threatened and no meeting
of the governing body can be scheduled to address the bill, the Administrator
or CFO are authorized to sign a check with the approval of the Mayor,
provided that the payment of the bill under emergency circumstance
is placed on the next governing body agenda for review and ratification.