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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 331.506, subsection 1, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. a. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, the 1 4 auditor shall prepare and signor issuea county warrant only 1 5 afterapprovalissuance of the warrant has been approved by 1 6 the board by recorded vote. Each warrant shall be numbered 1 7 and the date, amount, number, name of the person to whom 1 8 issued, and the purpose for which the warrant is issued, shall 1 9 be entered in the county system. Each warrant shall be made 1 10 payable to the person performing the service or furnishing the 1 11 supplies for which the warrant makes payment. 1 12 b. The auditor shall not issue a warrant to a drawee until 1 13 the auditor has transmitted to the treasurer a list of the 1 14 warrants to be issued. The list shall include the date, 1 15 amount, and number of the warrant, name of the person to whom 1 16 the warrant is issued, and the purpose for which the warrant 1 17 is issued. The treasurer shall acknowledge receipt of the 1 18 list by affixing the treasurer's signature at the bottom of 1 19 the list and immediately returning the list to the auditor. 1 20 The requirement that the treasurer sign to acknowledge receipt 1 21 of the list is satisfied by use of a digital signature or 1 22 other secure electronic signature if the county auditor and 1 23 treasurer have complied with the applicable provisions of 1 24 chapter 554C. 1 25 c. The warrant list signed by the treasurer shall be 1 26 preserved by the auditor for at least two years. The 1 27 requirement that the list be preserved is satisfied by 1 28 preservation of the list in electronic form if the 1 29 requirements of section 554C.205 are met. 1 30 d. The requirement that the county auditor sign a warrant 1 31 is satisfied by use of a digital signature or other secure 1 32 electronic signature if the county auditor has complied with 1 33 the applicable provisions of chapter 554C. 1 34 Sec. 2. Section 331.552, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 35 the following new subsection: 2 1 NEW SUBSECTION. 33. Carry out duties relating to warrant 2 2 lists provided by the county auditor pursuant to section 2 3 331.506, subsection 1. 2 4 Sec. 3. Section 331.554, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 2 5 amended to read as follows: 2 6 4. The treasurer shall return the paid warrants to the 2 7 auditor. The original warrant shall be preserved for at least 2 8 two years. The requirement that the original warrant be 2 9 preserved is satisfied by preservation of the warrant in 2 10 electronic form if the requirements of section 554C.205 are 2 11 met. The treasurer shall make monthly reports to show for 2 12 each warrant the number, date, drawee's name, when paid, to 2 13 whom paid, original amount, and interest. 2 14 Sec. 4. Section 331.554, subsection 6, Code 1999, is 2 15 amended to read as follows: 2 16 6. The amount of a check, other than a warrant, 2 17 outstanding for more than two years shall be paid to the 2 18 treasurer and credited as unclaimed fees and trusts. The 2 19 treasurer shall provide a list of the checks to the auditor 2 20 who shall maintain a record of the unclaimed fees and trusts. 2 21 A person may claim an unclaimed fee or trust within five years 2 22 after the money is credited upon proper proof of ownership. 2 23 EXPLANATION 2 24 This bill changes the requirements of the county auditor 2 25 and county treasurer relating to issuance of county warrants 2 26 and preservation of records relating to county warrants. 2 27 The bill requires the county auditor to send a list of the 2 28 warrants to be issued to the county treasurer before the 2 29 warrants are issued. The treasurer must acknowledge receipt 2 30 of the list. The signature acknowledging receipt may be in 2 31 electronic form if the requirements of Code chapter 554C, the 2 32 Iowa electronic commerce security Act, are met. 2 33 The bill requires warrant lists to be preserved for at 2 34 least two years. Current Code requires that the original 2 35 warrants be preserved for at least two years. The bill allows 3 1 counties to preserve warrants and warrant lists in electronic 3 2 form if the requirements of Code chapter 554C are met. 3 3 LSB 5426SC 78 3 4 sc/cf/24
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