17B-1-635 - Duties with respect to issuance of checks. - Utah Statutes

17B-1-635. Duties with respect to issuance of checks.
(1) The district clerk or other designated person not performing treasurer duties shallprepare the necessary checks after having determined that:
(a) the claim was authorized by:
(i) the board of trustees; or
(ii) the local district financial officer, if the financial officer is not the clerk, inaccordance with Section 17B-1-642;
(b) the claim does not overexpend the appropriate departmental budget established by theboard of trustees; and
(c) the expenditure was approved in advance by the board of trustees or its designee.
(2) (a) (i) The treasurer or any other person appointed by the board of trustees shall signall checks.
(ii) The person maintaining the financial records may not sign any single signature check.
(b) In a local district with an expenditure budget of less than $50,000 per year, a memberof the board of trustees shall also sign all checks.
(c) Before affixing a signature, the treasurer or other designated person shall determinethat a sufficient amount is on deposit in the appropriate bank account of the district to honor thecheck.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session