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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 2Ch. 1Art. 6§ 25102 County Financial Recordkeeping Rules

§ 25102 County Financial Recordkeeping Rules

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§ 25102 County Financial Recordkeeping Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •The county must keep records of all meetings, rules, and money spent.
  • •They must write down who gets paid, how much, and why.
  • •They can use lists or books to track payments, but everything must be recorded.
  • •If they don’t want to use an 'allowance book,' they can use a 'warrant book' instead.

Example

The county pays a company to fix a broken road.

The county must write down the payment in a book—who got the money, how much, and why (for fixing the road). If they don’t use one book, they can use another, but they can’t skip recording it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 25102 County Financial Recordkeeping Rules

The board shall cause to be kept: (a) Its minute book. (b) An ordinance book. (c) An “allowance book” in which shall be recorded all orders for the allowance of money from the county treasury, to whom made, and on what account. The orders shall be dated, numbered, and indexed through each year. In any county using certified duplicate lists of claims allowed, one list is the “allowance book” within the meaning of this section. If the auditor in any county maintains an index of claims allowed, the index required by this section may be dispensed with. In lieu of recording in the allowance book, claims or duplicates thereof may be filed with the clerk of the board, who shall make an alphabetical index of the claims filed. In any county, the board of supervisors by resolution may dispense with the allowance book, in which event the warrant book filed with the county auditor shall serve in place of both the allowance book and the warrant book. (d) A “warrant book” to be kept by the county auditor, in which shall be entered, in the order of drawing, all warrants drawn on the treasury, with their number and reference to the order on the minute book, with the date, amount, on what account, and name of payee. In any county using a list of claims allowed for an allowance book, the list filed in the office of the auditor is the warrant book within the meaning of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 28.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

allowanceresolutionordinanceclaimreference

Related Statutes

  • § 25101 Board Clerk Duties
  • § 25103 Board Signature Authorization Rules
  • § 29127 Emergency Expenditure Authority
  • § 29741 County Auditor Claim Authority
  • § 935.4 Local Employee Claim Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 25102.
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