The demand of a county accountant for monthly salary shall be audited, allowed and ordered paid by the board of county commissioners. All other demands on account of salaries, or otherwise, fixed by law or otherwise and made payable out of the treasury, must be approved by the accountant before being ordered paid. [Amended by 1965 c.251 § 5; 1981 c.216 § 6; 1983 c.310 § 7]