[Ord. No. 13-2017 § 2, 7-24-2017]
A qualified person shall be appointed City Treasurer for the City of Louisiana upon recommendation by the Mayor and approval by a majority of the elected members of the City Council. The person so appointed shall serve for an indefinite term. In the event the City Treasurer is hired by contract with the City, such will eliminate the requirement of the City Treasurer being appointed. All other provisions of Article IV of this Chapter shall apply whether the City Treasurer is under contract or is appointed.
[R.O. 2008 §115.130; Code 1968 §2-43; CC 1988 §2-177; Ord. No. 13-2014 §1, 9-8-2014; Ord. No. 31-2015 §1, 8-10-2015]
Within fifteen (15) days after his/her appointment and before
entering upon the discharge of the duties of his/her office, the Treasurer
shall execute to the City a bond in the sum of twenty thousand dollars
($20,000.00), with at least five (5) good and sufficient sureties
that in the aggregate shall be worth at least the amount of such bond,
in unencumbered real estate, over and above all their liabilities
and exemptions under the laws of this State. Such bond shall be conditioned
that he/she will faithfully and punctually collect and pay over all
City revenue during his/her term of office, at the time and in the
manner provided by the laws and ordinances governing the City; and
that he/she will, in all things, promptly and faithfully discharge
the duties of his/her office according to the laws and ordinances
of the City. The bond of the Treasurer, when executed, shall be approved
by the Mayor and filed and recorded in the office of the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2008 §115.140; Code 1968 §2-45; CC 1988 §2-178]
In case of death, resignation, removal or other disability of
the City Treasurer during the time the tax books are in his/her hands,
it shall be the duty of the Mayor to take charge of the tax books
and cause a settlement of the City Treasurer's accounts to be made.
For the purpose of making such settlement, the Mayor shall appoint
one (1) competent person, the legal representative of the City Treasurer
may choose a second (2nd) and the sureties of the City Treasurer may
choose a third (3rd), and the persons so appointed and chosen shall
examine the tax books and it shall be their duty to prepare a correct
abstract of the same. They shall also examine his/her accounts and
ascertain the amount collected by him/her from every other source
of revenue, and cause a full and complete settlement of his/her accounts
to be made. Upon completing such examination and settlement, the persons
so appointed and chosen shall certify to the Council a correct abstract
of the same. If found correct, the Council shall cause the City Clerk
to properly adjust the City Treasurer's account in accordance with
the settlement. If the representatives or sureties of the City Treasurer
shall fail or refuse to choose persons for such examination and settlement,
then the person appointed by the Mayor shall proceed to make the same
and report the result to the Council. Should there be but a small
portion of the taxes collected at the time of making such settlement,
then the amount actually collected shall be ascertained and the same
books used in completing the collections.
[R.O. 2008 §115.150; Code 1968 §2-49; CC 1988 §2-183]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer, on the first (1st) day of
each month, to prepare a report showing:
B.
Such
report shall be filed with the City Clerk with copies sent to the
Mayor and the Chairman of the Finance Committee. It shall be the duty
of the Chairman of the Finance Committee to present such report to
the City Council at the regular meeting thereof and to make such explanations
and recommendations as may be appropriate.
