A.
The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the Mayor.
He shall function within the Department of Administration and report
to the Business Administrator.
B.
The City Treasurer shall carry out such duties and
exercise such powers with respect to the receipt and disbursement
of public moneys as are provided by general law and, in addition thereto,
shall receive for deposit from the Departments of the City government,
all City moneys collected by such Departments.
C.
The City Treasurer shall disburse all City funds in
accordance with warrants presented to him therefore and duly signed
by the City Controller and the head of the City Department or office
requesting said disbursement.
D.
The City Treasurer shall give lawful fidelity bond
to the commonwealth, shall account for and pay over all moneys received
by him as taxes, penalties and interest with a surety company authorized
by law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to act as surety, to be
approved by ordinance direct, for the accounting for and paying for
overall moneys received by him in his capacity as City Treasurer and
the safekeeping and payment over of all public moneys entrusted to
his care.
E.
Such fidelity bonds shall be purchased through a regular
City Purchasing Office based on competitive quotes and such bonds
are to be approved by City Council prior to the first day of the year
he is sworn into office.
F.
The City Treasurer shall furnish insurance protection
with an insurance company authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
to be approved by City Council in an amount set by ordinance of City
Council against the loss of funds through fire, burglary, larceny,
theft, robbery or forgery.
G.
All fees for such bonds shall be paid for by the City.
A.
The City Controller shall maintain an encumbrance
system of budget operation. He shall receive from the Business Administrator
and Department heads such information regarding City properties and
obligations and City income and expenditures as he deems necessary
to carry out these duties. He shall furnish the Mayor and Council
with a report concerning these matters on a monthly basis. Said report
shall be submitted within two weeks after the close of the month.
He shall submit such other reports as he deems necessary.
B.
The City Controller shall review all warrants for
the expenditures of City moneys and, if satisfied that such expenditures
are within the budget allotment pertaining thereto, shall sign said
warrant before it is presented to the City Treasurer for payment.
In so doing, he shall also preaudit all claims and demands against
the City prior to payment and shall approve warrants for payment thereof
only if satisfied that such payment is in accordance with law. He
shall only approve such warrants that have sufficient appropriations
and moneys available.
C.
The City Controller-elect shall give lawful fidelity
bonds for his honest and faithful discharges of his official duties
to the Commonwealth, with a surety company authorized by law of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to act as surety, to be approved by
the City Council, in such sum as it may by ordinance direct.
D.
Such fidelity bonds shall be purchased through the
regular City Purchasing Office based on competitive quotes and approved
by City Council prior to the first day of the year he is sworn into
office. All fees for such bonds are to be paid by the City.
E.
The City Controller shall, with the advice and consent
of Council, appoint one person, learned in the law, to act as Solicitor
for the office of the City Controller. Such Solicitor shall be an
attorney-at-law admitted and qualified to practice in the courts of
this Commonwealth. Such Solicitor shall be the legal adviser of the
City Controller in matters pertaining to or affecting his office and
shall act as his counsel in any litigation involving any matters or
things pertaining to or affecting the duties of the office of the
City Controller. The Solicitor shall hold office at the pleasure of
the City Controller and shall be paid a salary in an amount provided
for and fixed by City ordinance.
F.
Compensation.
Pursuant to Section 1304(a) of the Scranton City Charter, the annual
salary for the position of City Controller shall be $53,300, beginning
with the four-year term commencing in 2024.
[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord. No. 47-2023]
A.
All employees of the City shall be covered by a public
employee's blanket bond with a surety company authorized by law of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to act as surety to be approved by
City Council in such sum as it may by ordinance direct.
B.
Such public employee's blanket bond shall be purchased
through the regular City Purchasing Office based on competitive quotes
and approved by City Council. All fees for such bonds are to be paid
by the City.
A.
No rule or regulation made by any Department, office,
agency or authority of the City, except such as relates to the organization
or internal management of the City government or part thereof, shall
take effect until it has been approved as to form and legality by
the City Solicitor and approved by the Mayor and attested to by the
City Clerk. City Council shall receive all such rules and regulations
which shall be filed with the City Clerk.
B.
All such rules and regulations shall be published
by posting in the Office of the City Clerk for 20 days and in whatever
other manner Council deems desirable.
C.
The City Clerk shall keep a current record of all
rules and regulations filed with him.
