[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Watertown 8-17-1987
by L.L. No. 5-1987. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law, § 10, Subdivision 1(ii)a(1),
the City of Watertown is empowered to create or discontinue departments of
its government.
The City of Watertown has determined that it is in the best interest
of the City to more effectively manage its financial affairs by consolidating
the majority of its financial activities under one department.
Pursuant to the above-stated authority, the City of Watertown hereby
establishes the Municipal Comptroller Department, with the primary responsibility
of directing and coordinating the financial affairs of the City of Watertown,
and such financial affairs which shall be under its jurisdiction shall include,
but not be restricted to, general accounting, disbursements, investments,
borrowing, payroll, tax collection and central data processing.
[Amended 6-20-1988 by L.L.
No. 2-1988]
The administrative staff positions of the Municipal Comptroller's Department
shall consist of the Department head, who shall be the City Comptroller, and
one Deputy City Comptroller, and said Deputy City Comptroller shall, in the
event of the absence of the City Comptroller, have all the powers and duties
of and shall appear on behalf of the City Comptroller.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 42-5, Reassignment of staff, as
amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 12-5-2005 by
L.L. No. 11-2005.
