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Charter Reference — Treasurer, §2.12.
[Code 1962 §2-77; CC 1979 §2-110]
The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the City Council and
shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Council.
[Code 1962 §2-78; CC 1979 §2-111; Ord. No. 1129 §2, 1-5-1982]
The City Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all monies
of the City which come into his/her hands. He/she shall keep in a
set of books provided for that purpose a full and accurate account
of all monies received or disbursed by him/her on behalf of the City;
specifying the date of receipt or disbursement, from whom received,
to whom disbursed and upon what account received and disbursed. He/she
shall keep a separate account of each fund and appropriation, and
the debits and credits belonging thereto. He/she shall keep a register
of all warrants paid into the Treasury describing such warrants by
their date, number, name of the payee and amount, specifying the time
of the receipt therefor, from whom received and on what account. He/she
shall cancel all bonds, coupons, warrants and other evidence of debt
against the City whenever paid by him, by writing or stamping across
the face thereof the words "Paid by the City Treasurer," with the
date of payment written or stamped thereon. He/she shall issue duplicate
receipts for all sums of money which may be paid into the Treasury,
specifying in such receipts the date of payment and upon what account
paid. One of the receipts shall be given to the person making the
payment, and the other he/she shall file with the City Collector,
who thereupon shall credit the person named in the receipt with the
amount of his/her payment, and charge the Treasurer with the same.
By the fifteenth (15th) working day of each month, he/she shall furnish
the City Council with a written statement showing the balance in the
Treasury of the preceding month, the amount received during the preceding
month, the amount disbursed during the preceding month, and on what
account disbursed, the balance remaining in the Treasury to the credit
of each fund and constituting the general balance in the Treasury
at the close of business on the day on which such statement is made.
he/she shall receive and safely keep all warrants, bonds and obligations
of the City entrusted to his/her care, and shall dispose of the same
only upon proper authority from the Council, or as provided by ordinance.
he/she shall give information, in writing, to the Council whenever
required, upon any subject relating to his/her office or the fiscal
affairs of the City, and shall perform all such other duties as may
be required of him/her by law, the provisions of this Code, or by
any other ordinance.
[Code 1962 §2-79; CC 1979 §2-112]
The City Treasurer shall report to the Council at its first
(1st) regular meeting in July of each year the amount of receipts
and disbursements of the Treasurer during the preceding year, the
balance remaining to the credit of each fund and constituting the
general balance in the Treasury on the first (1st) day of July, also
the amount of bonds maturing in the succeeding year for the redemption
of which provisions must be made, and the amount of money required
to pay interest falling due on the indebtedness of the City during
such year.
[Code 1962 §2-80; CC 1979 §2-113]
The City Treasurer is hereby expressly prohibited from using,
either directly or indirectly, for his/her own benefit or that of
any other person, any money, warrants or obligations of the City in
his/her custody and keeping.
