HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 012 1984 0215ORDINANCE NO. 12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 17 TO TITLE
3 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, RELATING TO PAYMENT OF CITY
MONIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 17 is hereby added to Title
3 of the Municipal Code of the City of Moorpark, California,
to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17
PAYMENT (F CITY MONIES
SECTION 3.17.010
No demand against the City shall be satisfied
or countersigned by the City Treasurer until all of
the following have occurred: (1) The demand has been
first authorized by either the City Manager, the Mayor
or Mayor Pro Tem, (2) audited and approved for the
availability of funds by the City Clerk, (3) funds have
been a propriated for the expenditure by the City Council,
and (4� the demand has been approved by either the City
Council, City Manager, Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.
SECTION 3.17.020
The City Manager, Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem may
approve any demand for which the City Council has pre-
viously approved the appropriation of funds for such
purpose. However, the officer approving the demand must
not be the same officer that initially authorized the
demand.
SECTION 3.17.030
Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the respon-
sible officer to authorize or approve a demand may appeal
such decision to the City Council. The Council may
approve the demand if sufficent funds are available and
appropriated therefor.
SECTION 3.17.040
Whenever a demand is approved as hereinabove pro-
vided the City Manager, or in his absence the Mayor or
Mayor Pro Tem shall draw and sign a warrant. A warrant
not paid.for lack of funds shall be paid in the order
of registration when funds are available therefor.
SECTION 3.17.050
Any warrant drawn and signed by the City Manager,
the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem as hereinbefore provided
must be countersigned by the City Treasurer or the
City Treasurer's designee. When countersigned such
warrant shall be negotiable.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall, within 15 days after
the passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at
least the three public places designated by resolution of
the City Council; shall certify to the adoption and posting
of this ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance and its
certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered
in the book of ordinances of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _15 day of February ,
198 4 .
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, DORIS D. BANKUS , City Clerk
of the City of Moorpark, Calfiornia, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 12 was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Moorpark, at a regular meeting thereof, held on the
jr,_ day of 1983, and that the same was adopted
by the following vo e, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Straughan, Harper, Beaulieu,
Prieto and Mayor Yancy- Sutton;
NOES: None;
ABSENT: None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 15 day of February 1984.
(SEAL)