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Committee revises check-signature language; removes deputy city manager reference
Summary
To avoid creating a permanent position that may not exist, the committee replaced an explicit deputy city manager signatory with a set of signers (mayor or council president, city manager or designee, treasurer/finance director) for physical checks and adjusted the language to match current operations.
The Charter Review Committee revised check-signatory language in Chapter 6 so that physical city checks must be signed by any two of a defined set of officials: the mayor (or council president), the city manager (or designee), and the treasurer/finance director. The committee struck an explicit reference to the deputy city manager as a signer.
Committee members raised operational concerns about naming the deputy city manager in the charter because the position exists at staff discretion and may not persist. Several members argued that naming a specific staff post in the charter could create confusion if the role was later removed. One member suggested reverting to the traditional term “treasurer” and allowing the city manager to designate a designee when necessary.
The committee moved to replace the earlier draft that listed four possible signers and instead require signatures from “any two of the following: the mayor (or council president), the city manager (or designee), and the treasurer/finance director.” That motion passed by voice vote.
Members said the banks’ signature-card procedures and the city manager’s institutional responsibility provide additional safeguards, and the change aims to preserve operational flexibility while ensuring there are at least two authorized signers for physical checks. The committee forwarded the revised language to the city council.
