30 - Adoption of Voter-Approved Amendments to the City's Home Rule Charter

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§ 6474 Accounting supervision and control. The director of finance shall have power and shall be required to: (1) Prescribe the forms of receipts, vouchers, bills or claims to be used by all the offices, departments and agencies of the city government; (2) Examine and approve all contracts, orders and other documents by which the city government incurs financial obligations, having previously ascertained that moneys have been appropriated and allotted and will be available when the obligations shall become due and payable; (3) Audit and approve before payment all bills, invoices, payrolls and other evidences of claims, demands or charges against the city government and with the advice of the city attorney determine the regularity, legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges; (4) Inspect and audit any accounts or records of financial transactions which may be maintained in any office, department or agency of the city government apart from or subsidiary to the accounts kept in his office. § 6574 Lapse of appropriations. All appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year to the extent that they shall not have been expended or lawfully encumbered. § 6674 Fees shall be paid to city. All fees received by any officer or employee shall belong to the city government and shall be paid to the department of finance at such times as required by the director of finance. § 674 Sale of city property. The city may sell or contract for the sale of real or personal property only in a manner authorized by state law and under terms that will ensure open competition. The city council may prescribe rules and regulations to ensure that no person shall have a superior or unfair advantage to acquire such property. (Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 40) § 6874 Purchase procedure. The director of finance shall have authority to make expenditures without approval of the city council for budgeted items not exceeding a maximum account established by resolution of the city council. Any expenditure involving more than that maximum amount must be expressly approved in advance by the city council. All contracts and purchases by the city and any alterations thereto may be made only in strict compliance with the procedures and requirements established by state law. The city council shall have the right to reject any and all bids. (Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Props. 41, 42)