Claims.
Milwaukee City Charter § 3-19
in effect3-19. Claims.
Except as provided in ss. 3-17 and 3-18, all claims and demands filed with the common council against the city, before their allowance by the common council, shall be reviewed for availability of funds by the comptroller, and immediately after the allowance by the common council of any claim or demand, it shall be the duty of the clerk to furnish to the comptroller information of such allowance. The comptroller shall process such claim or demand for payment, if and in the event there is at the time sufficient money in the general fund of the city to the city's credit for such purpose in any bank or banks to meet the amount of such claim or demand, the proper city officers may draw a bank check for such sum. If there is not sufficient money in the general fund or in such banks, an order shall be drawn by the mayor and city clerk and countersigned by the comptroller, specifying the purpose for which it is drawn and to whom payable and reciting that it is payable on or before February 1 of the following year out of any funds in the treasury belonging to the city and not otherwise appropriated, all such orders to be made payable to the order of the person in whose favor they are drawn; and such orders shall be transferable by endorsement and shall be received in payment of any taxes or assessment levied by the authority of the city, except taxes for interest and sinking fund on general obligation city bonds and notes without further action of the common council. (S. 3, Ch. Ord. 326, Nov. 29, 1966.)
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/CH3.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/26/2026