[Adopted 9-14-1931 (Ch. 5, Art. III of the 1971 Code)]
[Amended 1-7-2008]
A.
The Judge of the City Court, the Chief of the Police
Department, the Health Officer and the heads of all other departments
and offices authorized to collect public moneys in the name of the
City of Middletown, New York, except the Board of Education, by virtue
of such office shall, within five days after the close of each calendar
month, file with the Treasurer a report of all moneys collected by
them during the calendar month next preceding the time of the report.
B.
Such report shall be in detail and, in addition to
showing the source from which such fines, forfeits, license fees and
any and all other sums are received, shall be accompanied by a receipt
or a copy thereof from the Treasurer evidencing that such sums, less
the amounts, if any, which have been deposited as required by law,
have been duly received and acknowledged by the Treasurer.
[1]
Editor's Note: In addition to the financial
reports required herein, on 1-3-1944 the Common Council resolved that
it shall be the duty of all municipal boards, commissions, departments
and officials to file promptly with the Common Council copies of their
reports relating to the activities, functions and operation of their
respective branches of the City government and to file with the Common
Council within two days after their meetings copies of the minutes
of such meetings, as well as any other related information of importance,
and also that requests for action on any matter by the Common Council
be stated in writing and filed with the Clerk of the Common Council
a reasonable time in advance of meetings.
[Amended 1-7-2008]
In the event of failure of the head of a department
to furnish such report by reason of inability to compile required
information in time to file a report on or before the fifth day of
the next succeeding month, such officer shall, in lieu of the financial
report required, communicate in writing to the Treasurer his /her
reasons for his/her inability so to do and shall specify therein the
time when such report shall be prepared and ready for submission to
the Common Council.
[Amended 1-7-2008]
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to bring
to the attention of the Council the reports and communications required
under this article at the next regular meeting of the Council following
their receipt.
Violation of this article or any part thereof
shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as provided by law.
