[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Franklin as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-1-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1]
This article is adopted pursuant to § C-5 of the Franklin City Charter which vests fiscal oversight of the Franklin School District in the Franklin City Council. The provisions contained herein relating to the payment of School Department debt are adopted in accordance with § C-6 of the Charter. Further authority is contained within § C-38 of the Franklin City Charter requiring the Council to designate the depository or depositories for City funds and to provide for the daily deposit of all City moneys.
All revenues received by the Franklin School District, regardless of source or nature, and regardless of purpose, to include reimbursements for expenditures, shall be promptly delivered by the School Department to the City Finance Office for deposit in accordance with § C-38 of the Franklin City Charter. The term "revenues" shall include, but not be limited to, money, funds, receipts, refunds or the equivalent of any of the forgoing regardless of nature or source.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation on the legal authority of the Franklin School District to make decisions regarding the expenditures of its annual fiscal appropriation nor in any way to limit the discretionary functions of the Franklin School Board as provided by law of the State of New Hampshire.
This article shall become effective as follows: All sections of this article shall become effective July 1, 1997. Effective July 1, 1997, all school bills and payrolls will continue to be paid by the school business office, but transfers of funds from the City to the school will be handled on an imprest basis with the school providing a copy of each manifest to the City Finance Office for transfers in the exact amount of the manifest only.