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The Board authorizes the signature on checks issued against all accounts of the District to be that of the Treasurer or, in their absence, the Deputy Treasurer.

The Board hereby authorizes the use of check signing devices (machines, computer disks, etc.) with safeguards for the District’s protection and with facsimile signatures of the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer. Said devices shall be maintained in the exclusive and secured possession of the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer, respectively.

The Treasurer/Deputy Treasurer shall be present and shall control the affixing of their signature when checks are run. They shall maintain a log of checks signed and shall verify the sequence of check numbers that are used. The signing of blank checks is expressly prohibited.

Extraclassroom activity fund checks shall be approved by the Student Activity Accounts Treasurer, High School Treasurer, and signed by the District Treasurer and Central Treasurer of the Extra Classroom Funds.

Contracts authorized by Board resolution shall be signed by the Board President or, in their absence, the Vice-President, unless a different signatory is identified in the Board resolution.

Ref: Education Law §§1720; 1724; 2523

8 NYCRR §§170.1(c)(d); 172

Adoption date: December 1, 1995

Amended date: April 15, 2002

Amended date: December 15, 2008

Amended date: October 4, 2021

Amended date: January 10, 2022

Amended date: October 24, 2022