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Charter Reference — Creation of offices, §4.01.
[CC 1979 §2-119; Ord. No. 1062 §2, 12-4-1979]
The City Finance Director shall be appointed by the City Manager
and shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Manager.
[CC 1979 §2-120; Ord. No. 1062 §2, 12-4-1979]
Before entering upon the discharge of his/her duties, the City
Finance Director shall take the proper oath of office and in addition
shall execute to the City a bond with corporate sureties in the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). The bond when executed
shall be approved by the City Manager and Mayor and safely filed and
recorded.
[CC 1979 §2-121; Ord. No. 1062 §2, 12-4-1979]
The City Finance Director shall be the general accountant of
the City and keeper of all public account books, accounts, vouchers,
documents, bonds and coupons paid or redeemed, and all papers relating
to accounts and contracts of the City, and its revenues, debts and
fiscal affairs, not required by law, this Code or other City ordinance
to be placed in some other office or kept by some other person. He/she
shall keep in a set of books provided for that purpose accurate accounts
between the City and all Officers charged with the collection, custody
or disbursement of public monies and enter thereupon all receipts
and payments, from what sources derived and on what accounts paid.
He/she shall keep a complete record of all branches of the City revenue,
opening an account with every appropriation of fund which by law or
ordinance, is made a separate fund, crediting the same with all monies
paid into the City Treasury on account thereof, and charging such
appropriation or fund with all warrants drawn thereof. The City Finance
Director shall keep a register of all warrants drawn upon the City
Treasurer specifying the number, date, to whom payable, on what fund
or appropriation drawn, and the amount of each warrant. He/she shall
keep a record of all bonds and obligations of the City, date of issue,
for what purpose issued, rate of interest, time when principal and
interest become due, amount of principal, to whom payable and the
registered number of each bond and coupon. The City Finance Director
shall be responsible for the payroll and related payroll records.
He/she shall be responsible for the processing of all purchase orders,
claims and accounts payable items in general, the processing of expenditures
for payment, maintaining all of the accounting books, preparation
of the financial statements, cash reports and budget reports.
[CC 1979 §2-122; Ord. No. 1062 §2, 12-4-1979]
The City Finance Director shall be present at all regular meetings
of the Council.
