Newman Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 Claims and Demands

Warrants for payments of demands against the City shall be prepared only after the expenditure has been audited by the City Clerk, Finance Clerk, and by the department head requesting the purchase.

Such audited demands shall be submitted to the City Council for approval or rejection in register form, and shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the City Clerk certifying as to the accuracy of the demands and to the availability of funds for payment thereof.

Warrants drawn in payment of demands certified or approved by the City Clerk as conforming to the current fiscal year budget approved by the City Council need not be audited by the City Council prior to payment. Budgeted demands paid by warrants prior to audit by the City Council shall be presented to the City Council for ratification and approval at the first meeting after delivery.

As provided in Section 37208 of the Government Code of the State of California, payroll warrants need not be audited by the City Council prior to payment. Payrolls shall be presented to the City Council for ratification and approval at the first meeting after delivery of the payroll warrant.

(Ord. 304, 12-28-1976)