Hawaiian Gardens Municipal Code Ch. 3.16 Funds

A. Claims and demands shall be audited by the Finance Director or such person as he/she may designate, shall be certified as to their accuracy and the availability of funds for payment thereof. The register of audited demands shall be submitted to the City Council for confirmation prior to payment, provided, however, that payroll warrants and checks and warrants and checks drawn for payment of demands certified or approved by the Finance Director or designee as conforming to a budget approved by ordinance or resolution of the City Council need not be audited by the City Council prior to payment. Budgeted demands paid by warrants or checks prior to audit by the City Council shall be presented to City Council for ratification and approval at its first meeting after delivery of the warrant or checks.

B. No check, order or warrant upon the City Treasury shall be drawn except upon and in accordance with the terms and provisions of an ordinance, resolution or minute order of the City Council, the redevelopment agency or the public housing authority, and unless there are sufficient unencumbered funds in the fund upon which it is drawn.

(Ord. 489 § 1, 2004)

All checks, orders and warrants upon the City Treasury for payment of any money drawn in the name of the City, the Redevelopment Agency, or the Public Housing Authority, on its respective account, shall bear the manually-affixed or facsimile signature of any two of: the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, City Administrator, Assistant City Administrator, Finance Director or other person or persons designated by resolution or minute order of the City Council, the Redevelopment Agency or the Public Housing Authority.

(Ord. 489 § 2, 2004; Ord. 354 § 1, 1989; Ord. 3 § 1, 1964; Prior Code § 2343)

The warrant list of checks paid out will be posted on the bulletin board of City Hall immediately upon approval by the City Council and shall remain posted until replaced by the next approved list. Such list will be delivered on the next business day to any newspaper of general circulation that requests a copy.

(Ord. 191 § 1, 1976)

The City Council may by resolution specify the creation of special funds from time to time as deemed necessary, upon which warrants may be drawn.

(Ord. 3 § 1, 1964; Prior Code § 2344)

To comply with the provisions of Section 2113 of the Streets and Highways Code, there is created in the City Treasury a special fund to be known as the "special gas tax street improvement fund."

(Ord. 144 § 1, 1974; Ord. 11 § 1, 1964)

All moneys received by the City from the State under the provisions of the Streets and Highways Code for the acquisition of real property or interests therein for, or for engineering, or for the construction, maintenance or improvement of streets or highways by the City shall be paid into the fund.

(Ord. 11 § 2, 1964)

All moneys in the fund shall be expended exclusively for the purposes authorized by and subject to the provisions of Sections 2107 through 2116 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(Ord. 144 § 1, 1974; Ord. 11 § 3, 1964)