[R.O. 2001 § 115.110; CC 1984 § 21.700]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
at the first meeting after each annual City election shall appoint
a suitable person as City Treasurer who shall hold office for one
(1) year and until his/her successor is appointed and qualified.
[R.O. 2001 § 115.120; CC 1984 § 21.720]
A. The Treasurer shall 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 ordinance.
Before entering upon the duties of his/her office he/she shall give
bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).
B. Duties Generally. The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all
money of the City which may come into his/her hands, and shall disburse
the money only upon warrants properly drawn, and which are signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk. He/she shall keep, in
a set of books provided for that purpose, a full and accurate account
of all money received and disbursed by him/her on behalf of the City
specifying the date of receipt or disbursement, from whom received,
to whom disbursed, and on 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 payee and amount, specifying the time
of receipt thereof, from whom received and on what account. 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 (1) of these receipts shall be given
to the person making the payment and the other he/she shall file with
the City Clerk who shall thereupon credit the person named in the
receipt with the amount of his/her payment and charge the Treasurer
with the same. On the last week of each month he/she shall furnish
the City Clerk with a written statement showing the balance in the
Treasury at the beginning of the month, the amount received during
the month and on what account received, the amounts disbursed during
the month and on what account disbursed, and the balance remaining
to the credit of each fund and constituting the general balance in
the Treasury at the close of business on the date when such statement
is made as aforesaid. 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 Board of Aldermen,
or as provided by this Code or other ordinances. He/she shall prepare
semiannually a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the City
and cause the same to be published in a newspaper published in the
City.
[R.O. 2001 § 115.130; CC 1984 § 21.730]
The City Treasurer shall report to the Board of Aldermen, at
its first regular meeting held in March of each year, the amount of
receipts and disbursements of the Treasury during the preceding year,
the balance remaining to the credit of each fund and constituting
the general balance in the Treasury on the first day of July; also
the amount of bonds maturing in the succeeding year for the redemption
of which provision must be made, and the amount of money required
to pay the interest falling due on the indebtedness of the City during
such year.
[R.O. 2001 § 115.140; CC 1984 § 21.740]
The City Treasurer and City Clerk shall have free access to
each other's offices for the inspection of all books, accounts
and papers which they respectively contain, and free access to all
other offices of this City for the inspection of such books, accounts
and papers as concern any of their duties.