§ 18A:17-8 — Duties of secretary as general accountant of board.

18A:17-8. The secretary shall be the general accountant of the board and he shall: a. Collect and in a district which does not have a treasurer of school moneys, deposit tuition fees and other moneys due to the board. In a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, the secretary shall collect those fees not payable directly to the treasurer of school moneys of the district and transmit the same to the treasurer of school moneys; b. Examine and audit all accounts and demands against the board and present the same to the board for its approval in open meeting, and when payment thereof shall be ordered by the board, he shall indicate the board's approval upon the same in writing with the president of the board and present the same for payment pursuant to N.J.S.18A:19-1 or, in a district which has a treasurer of school moneys, to the treasurer; and c. Keep and maintain such accounts of the financial transactions of the district as shall be prescribed by the State board in accordance with the uniform system of bookkeeping presented by the State board including a correct detailed account of all the expenditures of school moneys in the district. amended 2010, c.39, s.10.