§ 12.14. Receipt and Payment of Money.

All monies shall be received by the City Treasurer regardless of source. Unless otherwise provided by law or by ordinance, all monies drawn from the treasury shall be drawn pursuant to the authority of appropriation of the Council. The Council, upon the recommendation of the City Manager, where necessary to expedite operating procedures, may authorize by resolution, designated officers and employees of the City to make minor disbursements from petty cash accounts, which disbursements shall be accounted for and shall be audited by the Treasurer. Checks for the expenditure of City funds shall be signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Manager or Clerk, or other person designated by the Council.