Pay Roll Approval.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 304-15
in effect304-15. Pay Roll Approval.
1. AUDITED. It shall be the duty of the heads or head of every department of the city of Milwaukee, by whatever name known, to file with the city comptroller pay rolls as a basis for the disbursement of all funds appropriated for salaries and wages for all the officers and employees of the city in his or their department, which pay roll shall be drawn up and certified to in the form and manner prescribed by the city comptroller. All such pay rolls shall be audited and countersigned by the city comptroller who shall charge the appropriate funds in accordance with departmental or tabulated schedules, and who shall thereafter file the pay roll reports.
2. SPECIAL APPROVAL. It is further provided, however, that in case of all help employed by any of the said departments, where no salary is fixed by law, ordinance or resolution, that such payroll, before being paid, shall be approved by the proper committee of the common council, who shall endorse their approval thereon.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-3/CH304.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/26/2026