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AN ORDINANCEAMENDINGCHAPTER3.42 OF THEMOSESLAKE
MUNICIPALCODEENTITLED"CLAIMSPAIDAPPROVAL"
THECITY COUNCILOF THE CITY OF MOSESLAKE;WASHINGTONDOORDAINAS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 3.42 of the Moses Lake Municipal entitled "Claims PaidiApproval"is amended as follows:
3.42.010 Authority:RCW42.24.180;as now enacted or hereafter amended;provides the city may establish a process for the approval by theCityCouncilofchecksandwarrantsissuedpriortoapprovalbytheCit.y Council.
3.42.020 Issuance of checksand Warrants before Claim Approval:Checks andwarrantsareauthorizedtobeissuedinpaymentofclaimspriortotheCouncilapprovingtheclaims;according to law and subject totheprocessandproceduressetforthinthisordinanceandtheinternalcontrolsadoptedbyCouncil.
3.42.030 Procedure Established:
A.The Council shall review the documentation supporting claimspaidandshallapproveordisapproveofallsuchchecksand
warrants issued in payment.of claims paid at its next regular-
ly scheduled meeting following the issuance of the checks and
warrants for all checks and warrants issued prior to saidmeeting.
B.If the Council should disapprove any claims paid;the CityManagerandFinanceDirectorshallrecognizeasreceivable the
i disapproved claims paid and shall diligently pursue collectionuntilsaidsumsarecollectedortheCouncilissatisfiedand
approves the claims.
C.The City Manager and Finance Director shall furnish an offi-cial bond of not less than $50;000.
Section 2.This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on July 1 1988.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on September 8 1987.
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SUMMARYPUBLISHED:9/15/87