§ 3.04.050. Availability of funds—Certification by auditor.

A.

Except in cases of special emergency involving the health or safety of the people or their property, no officer, department head, board or commission authorized to expend money shall make requisition on the purchasing agent for purchasing of supplies or materials until funds are available therefor, nor shall they enter into contract for services to be rendered the city, other than for personal services provided for in the budget or supplemental budget appropriation, without issuing a written order therefor, the order before delivery to the contractor to have certified thereon a statement from the city auditor that there is sufficient unencumbered balance of the appropriation to be charged to pay the amount due under the order. No obligation shall be incurred against appropriations until the city auditor specifies in writing the availability of an appropriation for such expenditure.

B.

Orders issued by the purchasing agent shall not be delivered to the vendors until the city auditor has certified thereon that there is sufficient unencumbered balance of the appropriation to be charged to pay the amount due under the purchase order.

(Prior revision § 2-68)