Redondo Beach Municipal Code Art. XX Funds, Disbursements and Liabilities

No payments shall be made from the City Treasury or out of the funds of the City unless the same shall be authorized by law or this Charter and until the demand is approved as in this Charter provided.

All demands shall, prior to payment, be approved by the City Manager and the City Clerk or, if contested by the City Clerk, by the City Council. Prior to the approval of any demands, they shall satisfy themselves that the amount is legally due, that the payment, authorized by law, is just and fair, and that appropriation for the same has been made. All payrolls shall be certified by the respective department heads and approved by the City Manager.

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20.1—as amended by elections 3-7-23 and 3-4-25.

The City Council shall by ordinance establish the special funds referred to in this Charter and all other funds required by law and, in addition thereto, the City Council shall establish the following funds:

(a) Treasurer's Departmental Trust Fund. All funds collected by the Police Department, License Collector, Building Inspector, and other departments may be deposited by the respective officer thereof at frequent intervals during each month. The officers or employees depositing such funds with the Treasurer shall advise the Treasurer concerning the funds deposited. Withdrawals from such fund shall be made by the City Treasurer only on order signed by the proper department head and for the following purposes only:

(1) The making of a refund of bail which has been exonerated or of other refundable deposits involving fund advances authorized by the City Council, or for the correction of clerical or ministerial errors in the receipt of payments to the city.

(2) The making of settlements with city funds at the end of each calendar month for collections accumulated during the month.

(b) Petty cash funds for use by the City Manager and department heads to purchase items which cannot conveniently be handled otherwise than by the payment of cash.

(c) The City Council may by ordinance provide for the establishment and maintenance of such other special funds as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the fiscal affairs of the city.

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20.2—as amended by election 6-5-84.