§ 2-912. Procedures for making payments by city.

The mode of making payments by the city shall be as follows:

(1)

The departments for which purchases of supplies, services, construction, professional or consultant services of all kinds have been made shall report to the chief financial officer on an official form provided therefor which shall have thereon a form for the chief financial officer's approval for the payment of same.

(2)

The director, bureau of purchasing and real estate shall send to the chief financial officer a copy of all orders issued by the director for supplies, services, construction, professional or consultant services.

(3)

The vouchers shall be prepared in the chief financial officer's office with the original invoice, the report of the head of the department and the copy of the purchase order attached, after which the auditor in the chief financial officer's office shall audit the vouchers and they shall be approved for payment by the chief financial officer.

(4)

All city departments, bureaus, agencies and offices shall properly prepare and submit all required payment authorization documents to the department of finance, accounts payable division not later than five business days after satisfactory receipt of supplies, services, construction and professional or consultant services.

(5)

Vouchers issued in payment of payrolls shall be supported by payrolls prepared by the respective departments certified to by the head of the department. The mayor and chief financial officer are hereby authorized to sign checks and bank transfers by the means of affixing a facsimile signature thereon with a machine.

(6)

Checks so drawn shall carry the number, date and amount as reflected by the register maintained therefor and shall be delivered to parties at interest. The chief financial officer shall then be authorized to pay any such check.

(Code 1977, § 7-3020)