[CC 1974 §125.030(A); Ord. No. 214 §1, 8-25-1974]
There shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent and approval
of the majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, at its first
(1st) regular session after the general City election, or as soon
thereafter as possible, some suitable person as City Treasurer, who
shall hold his/her office for the term of one (1) year or until his/her
appointment be terminated.
[CC 1974 §125.030(B); Ord. No. 214 §1, 8-25-1974]
No person shall be appointed to the office of City Treasurer
unless he/she shall have attained the age of twenty-one (21), be a
citizen of the United States, and a resident and inhabitant of the
City and be a qualified voter of the City.
[CC 1974 §125.030(C — J); Ord.
No. 214 §1, 8-25-1974]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to receive and safely keep
all monies, warrants, books, bonds and obligations entrusted to his/her
care, and shall pay over all monies, bonds or other obligations of
the City on warrants or orders duly drawn, passed or ordered by the
Board of Aldermen and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City
Clerk, and having the Seal of the City affixed thereto and not otherwise;
and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him/her
by law or ordinance.
B.
No money shall be paid out of the Treasury except on a warrant signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk or as indicated in Subsection (B)(1). No warrants shall be drawn upon the Treasury, nor shall any ordinance appropriating money be passed, unless there is an unexpended balance to the credit of the City in the fund in the Treasury upon which such warrant is drawn, to meet such warrant, or a sufficient sum of unappropriated money in the fund in the Treasury upon which such warrant is drawn, to meet such warrant.
[Ord. No. 807, 4-13-2022]
1.
The Board of Aldermen authorizes and orders the Treasurer to pay
promptly and without the need of further authorization the following
obligations of the City:
a.
All payments for electric, phone, gas, water, sewer and other utility
services;
b.
Ongoing contractual obligations for routine services such as insurance
coverage and personal services in a fixed amount payable on a periodic
basis pursuant to contracts authorized and approved by the Board of
Aldermen;
c.
Other obligations to be paid on a periodic basis as imposed by law.
2.
The Treasurer may pay expenses in accordance with Subsection (B)(1) hereof only if sufficient funds are on hand for such payment, if the expense does not exceed a ten percent (10%) increase from the previous bill for the same services and is within the amount allocated for such purpose in the annual budget as adopted or approved by the Board of Aldermen.
C.
The
City Treasurer shall report to the Board of Aldermen on or before
the first (1st) day of July in each year, the amount of receipts and
expenditures of the Treasury, the amount of money on hand, and the
amount of bonds falling due, if any, for the redemption of which provision
must be made; also, the amount of interest to be paid during the next
fiscal year. He/she shall also perform such other duties in the line
of his/her office as may be required of him/her from time to time
by the Board. He/she shall furnish any other reports and information
concerning the finances of the City as the Mayor or Board shall from
time to time require.
[CC 1974 §125.030(K); Ord. No. 214 §1, 8-25-1974]
Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, the City
Treasurer shall take the oath required of other City Officers, and
shall file a good and sufficient bond in the sum of two thousand dollars
($2,000.00) to be approved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1974 §125.030(L); Ord. No. 214 §1, 8-25-1974]
The City Treasurer shall receive such compensation for his/her
services as City Treasurer as is provided by ordinance.
