Receipt and disbursement of city funds; reports to council; voucher required.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 2-134
in effectSec. 2-134. - Receipt and disbursement of city funds; reports to council; voucher required.
(a) All moneys belonging to the city and the Meridian separate school district shall be credited to the proper fund, by the city clerk, and all such funds shall be disbursed by the city clerk only by checks issued and signed by the city clerk and countersigned by the mayor; provided, however, that no disbursement shall be made out of any such funds without proper authority.
(b) The city clerk shall file with the city council, at least once each month, an itemized report showing all receipts and disbursements made by him for the preceding month.
(c) The city clerk shall keep an accurate record of all checks drawn on each fund in a well-bound book to be kept for that purpose, to be styled "voucher record." In such record he shall record the amount of money for which each was issued and to whom made payable.
(Code 1962, § 2-81)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIVFI_DIV1GE_S2-134REDIFURECOVOREFetched: 11/1/2026
