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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are hereby repealed.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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