[CC 1984 §21.700]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
at the first (1st) 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.
[CC 1984 §21.710]
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his/her
office, the City Treasurer shall take and subscribe an oath that he/she
possesses all of the qualifications prescribed for his/her office
by this Code or other ordinances; that he/she will support the Constitution
of the United States and of the State, the provisions of the State
law which relate to this City and this Code and other ordinances of
the City, and that he/she will faithfully demean himself/herself in
office.
[CC 1984 §21.720]
The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys, warrants,
books, bonds and obligations entrusted to his/her care, and shall
pay over all moneys, 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.
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 debts 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 provide
to the City Collector a copy of the extended taxes by August first
(1st), charging the Collector with the amounts of taxes due as shown
by tax records; and shall perform such other duties as may be required
of him/her. He/she shall prepare semi-annually a statement of the
receipts and expenditures of the City, and cause the same to be published
in a newspaper published in the City.
[CC 1984 §21.730]
The City Treasurer shall report to the Board of Aldermen, at
its first (1st) regular meeting held in July 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 (1st) 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.
[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.
[CC 1984 §21.750]
The Treasurer shall receive as full compensation such a sum
as shall be, from time to time, fixed by ordinance of the Board of
Aldermen.
