§ 6.60.090. Payrolls.

The head of each department, division or office of the municipal government, or the authorized designee, shall, at stated periods, certify and file with the controller payrolls showing the intent and nature of personal services rendered by the municipal employees named therein, the amount due to each, and the account to which the amount is chargeable. The controller shall audit such payrolls and, upon the approval of the payrolls, they shall become the basis for payment for the aggregate of the several months therein designated, drawn to the treasurer for transfer and deposit to designated bank accounts. The amount shall be entered on the controller's books and charged against the accounts indicated therein.

Upon certification and approval of the payrolls, the central payroll office shall cause to be prepared payroll checks, to the order of the individuals named therein for the amount indicated, less tax and other special deductions required by law or approved by the individual named, and to the treasurer and other designated agency, for deposit to special funds in the sum of all payroll deductions.

The checks shall be presented to the treasurer for signature and issue.

(GAAB 9.25.090)