(a)
(1) The county treasurer shall receive and receipt for all moneys payable to the county treasury and pay and disburse them on warrants or checks drawn by order of the county court.
(2) The treasurer shall keep a true and accurate account of all moneys received and disbursed and a true and accurate record of all warrants or checks paid by him or her.
(3) The treasurer shall maintain and issue prenumbered receipts for all moneys paid into the treasury in accordance with § 14-25-108.
(b) The treasurer shall establish and maintain the following accounting practices, in relation to the operations of the office:
(1) The number and date of checks paying warrants where the county is using a system of paying several warrants presented by the bank shall be identified with the warrants in posting to the treasurer's book or record of accounts;
(2) The check number and its date shall be entered on the warrant, and the warrant number and its date shall be entered on the face of the check and on the check stub, as well as the account represented;
(3) Postings to the treasurer's book or record of accounts of warrants and checks shall be under the transaction date on the instruments, not the date the items are entered in the books or records of accounts;
(4) Banks shall be requested to present all warrants held at the end of the month promptly so that they may be included in the treasurer's book or record of accounts in the month to which they pertain;
(5) All funds in the treasurer's book or record of accounts shall be reconciled with the bank monthly. Reconciliations shall be retained and filed with the bank statements;
(6) Clear reference shall be made in the treasurer's book or record of accounts as to the origins of all moneys. This may be by notation citing the origin, date, receipt number, and other pertinent information;
(7) Transfers shall clearly state the fund to which the moneys are being transferred, and the recipient fund shall state the origin of its receipt;
(8) A brief explanation of the computation of the treasurer's commission to provide a clear and permanent record of how the commission was determined shall be maintained;
(9) Corrections to the treasurer's book or records of accounts shall be entered at the time of discovery and under the date of the entry into the treasurer's records. A notation shall be made at the erroneous balance if it is at a previous date, but under no circumstances shall a previous month's balance be changed when it has been brought forward into the succeeding period;
(10) Receipts shall be prepared for all moneys received, but shall never be used to effect any other type of accounting transaction. Bank deposits shall be intact, prompt, and identified as to type of receipts;
(11) Copies of all receipts shall be retained, including copies of voided receipts;
(12) Printers' certificates shall be obtained and kept for each printing order of formally prenumbered receipts;
(13) All balances on the treasurer's book not belonging to the county and awaiting clearance shall be remitted on or before December 31, or promptly thereafter, as of December 31; and
(14) Municipal fund revenue shall be remitted to the municipality by separate check for each appropriate dedicated municipal fund.
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