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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-93-25RESOLUTION NO.: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY FLORIDA, ADOPTING POLICY REGARDING THE NUMBER AND FORM OF SIGNATURES THAT MUST APPEAR ON CHECKS, DRAFTS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVEHABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Federal and State regulations now require almOst immediate turnaround of payroll tax deposits, employee deductions, pension and other benefit checks related to the issuance of payroll checks; and WHEREAS, the present bank authorized signatories resolution only provides for two required signatures of a total of three authorized signatories; and WHEREAS, based on demonstrated and predicted circumstances, the city has a need for additional flexibility in meeting legal requirements of payroll-related disbursements, timely vendor payments to take full advantage of discounts and avoidance of penalties and late fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Sebastian hereby establishes the following policy regarding the number of signatures and the form of such signatures that must be placed on certain documents regarding financial matters, including negotiable instruments, purchase orders, and other financial papers. · The following five officials are hereby authorized to sign all such financial documents unless in a given case or cases a statute of law may require a different requirement: a. Finance Director b. City Manager c. Vice Mayor d. Mayor e. Acting City Manager · The Finance Director or the city Manger may sign, as the sole signatory, checks and other negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, and other papers when the total of the financial obligation of any such instrument is five hundred dollars ($500) or less, except for payroll checks of the city, which shall be signed by two signatures, actual or facsimile. · Any such instruments that have a financial obligation of more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall require the actual manual signature of two of the above listed officials, and the signature of the Vice Mayor and Mayor or the Acting City Manager shall be allowed only in the absence or inability of the Finance Director or the city Manager to affix his or her signature. Section 2. CONFLICT. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. section 3~. SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of this Resolution is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Resolution shall not be affected and it shall be presumed that the City Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to enact such invalid or unconstitutional provision. It shall further be assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of this 2 that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of this Resolution without such invalid and unconstitutional provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect. Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and shall repeal Resolution No. R-87-43. The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Councilmember as follows: . The motion was seconded by Councilmember and, upon being put into a vote, the vote was Mayor Lonnie R. Powell Vice-Mayor Frank Oberbeck Councilmember Carolyn Corum Councilmember Norma J. Damp Councilmember Robert Freeland The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed as adopted this ~~ day of ~~ .~ , 1993. CIT~ OF ~EBA Kathry~ M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE City Clerk (SEAL) Approve~/~Form_ and Content: charles Ian Nash City Attorney