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Township of Haverford, PA
Delaware County
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New Laws (4) Index Notes (1)
The Department of Finance shall be responsible for the administration of activities pertaining to the receipt, expenditure, accounting, investment, custody and control of Township funds and assets, except to the extent that such activities are expressly charged by law, the Charter or ordinance to any other Township unit.
The Department of Finance shall be headed by the Finance Director, who shall be responsible to the Township Manager and majority of the Board of Commissioners for the performance of the function of the Department.
The Finance Director shall perform those activities pertaining to the following areas:
A. 
Tax and revenue collection. The Finance Director shall:
(1) 
Collect and receive all taxes and other moneys due or receivable by the Township or authorize other Township units to do so under prescribed procedures.
(2) 
Develop all tax rolls which are not prepared by other political subdivisions.
(3) 
Administer a system for the collection of Township tax claims and liens in accordance with law.
B. 
Accounting and expenditure control. The Finance Director shall:
(1) 
Maintain a uniform accounting system in accordance with generally accepted practice.
(2) 
Disburse all payments for authorized expenditures.
(3) 
Deposit moneys in depositories authorized by ordinance.
(4) 
Provide for prudent investment of moneys.
(5) 
Preaudit, in accordance with generally accepted principles of governmental auditing, fiscal transactions of all Township units. This involves verifying, prior to disbursement or recording, the appropriation, allotment, availability of funds and propriety of the claim for payment made to the Township and certifying to the Township Manager that there is a sufficient unencumbered balance in the account and that sufficient funds are available to cover the claim.
(6) 
Assist in the initial preparation of the operating and capital budgets to be presented by the Township Manager to the Board of Commissioners.
C. 
Insurance programs. The Finance Director shall:
(1) 
Evaluate and manage all fidelity bonds.
(2) 
Provide custody of fidelity bonds of officers and employees, except his or her own, which shall be in the custody of the Township Manager.
D. 
The Finance Director shall:
(1) 
Annually review and budget for financial terms all mortgages, contracts, judgments, notes, debts, securities, bonds, insurance policies and other forms of negotiable instruments owned by the Township for inclusion in budgets.
(2) 
Store materials and equipment not delivered directly to the departments and other units of the Township.
E. 
Purchasing systems. The Finance Director shall:
(1) 
Implement an effective purchase order system assuring expenditures are in compliancy with budgetary restrictions.
(2) 
Oversee the centralized purchase of office supplies and materials.
F. 
Manage and administer employee pension plans.