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Council tables proposed accounts‑payable clarifications; mayor asked for check-report access
Summary
The mayor proposed adding invoice‑initialing and a check report for mayoral review as part of the AP process and clarified check‑signing rules; council members asked to defer until the full council can consider the changes and the item was tabled to a future meeting.
The mayor presented proposed clarifications to the city's accounts‑payable procedures, asking to formalize practices already occurring (initialing invoices) and to supply a check report to the mayor for review prior to signing.
She also asked that checks pulled for missing information still be signed by the mayor (or appropriate elected official in the mayor's absence) prior to mailing, citing the mayoral power to sign orders drawn on the city treasury. "All checks that are pulled for missing information at the time of check signing must still be signed by the mayor or appropriate elected official in the mayor's absence prior to being mailed or delivered..." the mayor said.
Council members agreed the clarifications could help but requested the absent member be present for the vote; the council agreed to table the item and return it to unfinished business at the next meeting for further consideration.
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