Pacific Grove Municipal Code Art. 36 Payment of City Moneys

Every demand against the City shall be presented to the finance officer, who shall examine the same. If the amount thereof is legally due and there remains an unexhausted balance or an appropriation against which the same may be charged, the finance officer shall approve such demand and draw a check or warrant on the City treasury therefor, payable out of the proper fund. The finance officer shall transmit such demand or a summary thereof, with his or her approval or rejection noted thereon, to the City Manager. If the City Manager determines that a demand is one for an item included within an approved budget appropriation, the City Manager shall approve it, otherwise it shall require the approval of the City Council. Any person dissatisfied with the refusal of the City Manager to approve any demand, in whole or in part, may present the same to the City Council, which, after examining the matter, may approve or disapprove the demand in whole or in part.

Provided, that warrants for wages and salaries shall be approved by the City Manager and paid regularly from the treasurer without the necessity of any demand therefor as in this Article prescribed for other claims.

(Amended in the November 6, 1990 general election).