All bills or claims against the Town shall be in writing, fully itemized, and on such forms as the Town shall provide for that purpose. As required by statute, they shall be sworn to by the claimant before submission for approval and payment.
A. 
All bills and claims must be supported by a certification of the receipt of the goods or the satisfactory rendering of the service or services by the responsible person accepting the same on behalf of the Town and who may be held accountable therefor.
B. 
All checked vouchers with supporting papers attached will then be presented to the Council committee having promoted primary interest in the matter; each such voucher will be reviewed, and if approved by the committee having jurisdiction over the activity or matter for which the expenditure was incurred, it will then be referred to the Finance Committee.
C. 
The Finance Committee shall examine all vouchers previously approved by the appropriate committee or committees and will indicate its approval on each such voucher prior to submitting it to the Council for authorization to pay the same.
A. 
All vouchers recommended for payment shall be presented to the Council by the Town Clerk at a regular meeting or an adjourned regular meeting.
B. 
The Town Clerk shall read the total amount of the individual vouchers approved by each committee and subsequently recommended for payment by the Finance Committee, according to budgetary appropriation, stating the apportionment between salaries and wages and other expenses.
C. 
Authorization to draw the checks and pay the amounts of the approved vouchers shall be by motion of the Council.
The corresponding vouchers shall accompany all checks drawn in payment thereof when the said checks are presented to the Mayor, the Treasurer and to the Town Clerk for signature.
All bills, vouchers and paid checks shall be filed in a safe place and be made available for public inspection.