AN ORDINANCE
NO.
An ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Columbus Code so as to prohibit the
opening of checking accounts or interest-bearing accounts by employees,
appointed officials, and members of boards and commissions without prior
written approval of the City Manager and Finance Director; and for other
purposes.
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THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2 of the Columbus Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section 2-217
to read as follows:
?(a) Employees, appointed officials, and members of boards and commissions
of the consolidated government are hereby prohibited from opening checking
accounts or interest-bearing accounts with city funds at any financial
institution without prior written approval of the City Manager and Finance
Director. A copy of such written approval shall be immediately forwarded to
the Internal Auditor by the Finance Director. This Code section shall not apply
to employees acting at the direction of elected officials or constitutional
officers empowered by state law to open such accounts.
(b) Any such accounts shall utilize a federal identification number and
signature authority approved by the City Manager and Finance Director.?
SECTION 2.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
28th day of June, 2011, introduced a second time at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the ______ day of ________, 2011, and adopted at said meeting
by the affirmative vote of ________ members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting____________.
Councilor Baker voting____________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________.
Councilor Davis voting____________.
Councilor Henderson voting________.
Councilor Huff voting_____________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________.
Councilor Thomas voting___________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON, CLERK TERESA PIKE TOMLINSON, MAYOR
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