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Town of Genesee, WI
Waukesha County
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[Adopted 7-12-1999 by Ord. No. 99-5]
It is the declared intent of this article that the Town Board delegate the Town Clerk to authorize routine payments of certain claims without prior Town Board approval under the limited circumstances described herein.
This article is adopted pursuant to the authority granted to town boards under § 60.44(2), Wis. Stats., to adopt an alternative claim procedure for approving financial claims against the Town which are in the nature of bills and vouchers.
This article applies to payment of only the following types of claims:
A. 
Payment of payroll for employees.
B. 
Payment of utility bills if the due date or discount rate will expire prior to the next scheduled Town Board meeting that can have bills presented on the agenda.
C. 
Payment of regular independent contractor bills that are in an amount of $750 or less.
A. 
Payment of the types of claims described in § 70-8 above may be made from the Town treasury in the manner described in § 66.0607, Wis. Stats., without prior Town Board approval, upon the Town Clerk's review of each such bill or voucher, and the Town Clerk's approval in writing that each is a proper charge against the treasury. The Town Clerk's approval shall not be granted unless the Town Clerk first determines that:
(1) 
Funds are available under the Town budget to pay the bill or voucher.
(2) 
The item or service covered by the bill or voucher has been duly authorized.
(3) 
The item or service covered by the bill or voucher has been supplied or rendered in conformity with the authorization.
(4) 
The claim appears to be a valid claim against the Town.
B. 
The Town Clerk may choose to require the claimant to submit proof to aid the Clerk in determining whether the claimant has complied with these conditions prior to payment of the claim.
C. 
The Town Clerk shall file with the Town Board at least monthly a list of the claims approved, showing the date the claim was paid, the name of the claimant, the purpose of the claim and the amount of the claim.