Such contracts may be let and such purchases made without advertising for bids, if such work shall be deemed by the Council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health, or property, and shall be authorized by resolution passed by at least four affirmative votes of the Council and containing a declaration of the facts constituting such urgency. Section 1005. Presentation and audit of demands. Any demand against the City must be in writing and may be in the form of a bill, invoice, payroll, or formal demand. Each such demand shall be presented to the Director of Finance who shall examine the same. If the amount thereof is legally due and there remains an unexhausted balance of an appropriation against which the same may be charged, he or she shall approve such demand and draw his or her warrant on the Treasurer therefore, payable out of the proper fund. The Director of Finance shall transmit such demand, with his or her approval or rejection thereof endorsed thereon, and warrant, if any, to the City Manager. The City Manager shall cause the same to be transmitted to the Council which may then approve or disapprove payment thereof. Section 1006. Registering warrants. Warrants on the Treasurer which are not paid for lack of funds shall be registered. All registered warrants shall be paid in the order of their registration when funds therefor are available and shall bear interest from the date of registration at such rate as shall be fixed by the Council by resolution. Section 1007. Claims against the City. The provisions of the general laws of the date establishing conditions precedent to the commencement of any action or proceeding or bringing suit against the City, its officers, and employees shall govern, except as modified by the City Council. Section 1008. Independent audit. The City Council shall employ a certified public accountant who shall, at such times as may be specified by the City Council examine the books, records, inventories and reports of all officers and employees who receive, handle, or disburse public funds and all such other officers, employees, or departments as the City Council may direct. As soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year, a final certified audit and report shall be submitted by such accountant to the City Council, one copy thereof to be distributed to each member, one to the City Manager, Director of Finance, Treasurer, and City Attorney, respectively, and three additional copies to be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk where they shall be available for inspection by the general public.
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