§ 15-1-125 — Presentation and payment of claims; when warrant draws interest; exception

(a) All claims and demands against any city or town shall
be presented to the governing body by itemized invoice or other
document from the vendor with a full account of the quantity and
total cost for each item or for the services rendered. No
payment shall be approved by the governing body unless the claim
is certified under penalty of perjury by the vendor or by an
authorized person employed by the city or town receiving the
items or for whom the services were rendered. No claim or
demand may be audited or allowed unless presented and certified
as provided in this section, and no suit may be instituted
against a city or town for any claim unless it has been first
presented to the governing body and a reasonable time given to
act upon the claim.
(b) Upon the allowance of any claim or demand by the
governing body, the treasurer shall make payment for the correct
amount. The treasurer may make payment by issuing a check or
warrant or by using an electronic payment method or fund
transfer system. Any check or warrant shall be signed by the
mayor and countersigned by the treasurer or any other person the
governing body designates to countersign checks or warrants in
the treasurer's absence. If there is not sufficient money in
the treasury to pay the warrant, the treasurer shall endorse on
the warrant the date and a statement that it has been presented
for payment but has not been paid for want of funds.
Thereafter, the warrant shall draw interest at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per year.
(c) This section does not apply to claims under W.S.
1-39-101 through 1-39-119 [§ 1-39-120].