The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the direction and supervision
of the Mayor, shall:
A. Serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Township;
B. Supervise the work of the Department and its divisions;
C. Compile the current expense estimates for the budget for the Mayor;
D. Compile the capital estimates for the budget for the Mayor;
E. Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all moneys and
have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations
are not exceeded;
F. Establish and maintain a general accounting system for the Township
government and each of its offices, departments and agencies; keep
books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each office,
department and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation
contained in the budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount
of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations
against it and the unencumbered balance; require reports of receipts
and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the Township
government to be made daily or at such intervals as he may deem expedient;
G. Supervise and be responsible for the purchase, storage and distribution
of all supplies, materials, equipment and other articles used by any
office, department or agency of the Township government, whenever
the Mayor shall transfer this power to the Director;
H. Submit to the Council through the Mayor a monthly statement of all
receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact
financial condition of the Township;
I. Prepare for the Mayor, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete
financial statement and report; and
J. Through the divisions established by this chapter and otherwise,
and subject to the requirements of the State Division of Local Government,
the Charter and the Township Code, the Chief Financial Officer shall
be responsible for:
(1) Accounting, pre-auditing and control of all Township revenues and
expenditures;
(2) Custody, receipt and disbursement of Township funds;
(3) Safety and investment of the Township's investments;
(4) Management of the Township's debt;
(5) Development of financial policies for recommendation to the Mayor;
and
(6) Safeguarding of the Township's financial interests to the fullest
extent.
Within the Division of the Treasury there shall be a Central
Cashier's Office. All cash receipts of the Township government, except
fines imposed for traffic violations or in the Municipal Court, shall
be received and accounted for by the Cashier. Until such time as the
Mayor shall determine that proper procedures have been established
for such central receipt and collection of the various service charges,
fees, and license fees required under the Charter or ordinances, they
may be received and accounted for as heretofore.