§ 2-102. Budgetary control.

(a)

The city commission recognizes the principle that one person should not control all phases of a financial transaction without the intervention of some other person or persons who afford a cross check.

(b)

No disbursements (payments in cash, check or other legal tender) shall be made except in accordance with the city's purchasing policies and procedures.

(c)

Budgetary control shall be maintained through the use of encumbrances in the budgetary accounts, to insure that appropriated amounts authorized by the city commission to particular accounts are not exceeded.

(d)

No purchase shall be made, contract let, obligation or liability incurred for any item or service which exceeds the current budget appropriation.

(e)

In the event of an emergency, the city manager may waive the purchase order requirement. An "emergency" shall be as defined in Section 2.13 of the city's Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual. All emergency purchases, their amounts and justification, shall be brought to the city commission's attention at the next regularly scheduled commission meeting.

(Ord. No. 90-24, § 1, 1-7-91; Ord. No. 94-12, § 1, 8-1-94)