[Adopted 8-9-1988 by Ord. No. 114]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Minn. Stat. § 412.591 (2005), the offices of Clerk and Treasurer in the City of Fairfax, Renville County, Minnesota are hereby combined in the office of Clerk-Treasurer.
Beginning with the year in which this article becomes effective and each year thereafter, there shall be an audit of the City's financial affairs by the State Auditor or a public accountant in accordance with minimum auditing procedures prescribed by the State Auditor.
The Clerk-Treasurer shall check and verify all monies belonging to the City that were deposited and withdrawn from the City's official depository. This shall be done each month.
No money shall be paid out of the City Treasury unless such payment be authorized by a vote of the City Council. Said money shall be drawn out only upon orders signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk-Treasurer, which orders shall specify the purpose for which they were drawn and the names of the person in whose favor the sum was drawn.
The City Council shall audit all claims, allow and order the same to be paid. The Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer shall draw the order on the Treasury commencing with the first orders in which said claims were allowed, and the Clerk-Treasurer shall pay the orders in the same manner.