There shall be elected from the county at large a County Treasurer.
The term for this office shall begin on the first day of January next
following the election of the County Treasurer, and shall run for
four years. At the time of election, and throughout the term of office,
the County Treasurer shall be a qualified elector in the County of
Sullivan.
[Amended 9-8-1994 by L.L. No. 6-1994]
The County Treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of
the county. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the County
Treasurer shall:
A. Collect, receive, have custody of, deposit and disburse all fees,
revenues and other funds of the county.
B. Perform all duties under state law or applicable local law relating
to the collection of taxes.
C. Maintain records of real property taxes.
D. Borrow money in the name of the county as authorized by the County
Legislature.
E. Act as an escrow depository for court funds.
F. Submit for filing with the Clerk to the County Legislature as soon
as practicable after January 1 a true statement in summary form showing
the amount of all moneys received and expended by the county during
the previous fiscal year. The County Treasurer shall also furnish
such additional statements from time to time as the County Legislature
may direct.
G. Maintain complete accounting records of all receipts and disbursements
of the county, including liabilities, fund balances, encumbrances,
appropriations, revenues and estimated revenues, and prescribe approved
methods of accounting for county officers and administrative units,
in accordance with standards and policies prescribed by the New York
State Comptroller and the Government Accounting Standards Board.
H. Procure statements from all depositories or county funds for which
the county is responsible and reconcile such statements with county
accounts.
I. Have all other duties conferred or imposed by law on a County Treasurer,
except as otherwise provided in this Charter, including, without limitation,
acting as a Public Administrator.
J. Collaborate with the County Manager and the Commissioner of Management
and Budget regarding the annual estimate of revenues available in
developing the succeeding fiscal year budget. The County Treasurer
shall certify the estimate of available revenues for the succeeding
fiscal year by the 21st day of October of each year. In the event
that the County Treasurer and the County Manager do not agree on the
annual estimate of revenues, then the County Legislature shall determine
the estimate of revenues, at a public hearing conducted for that purpose,
after receiving information from the County Manager, County Treasurer,
and Commissioner of Management and Budget, by the 10th day of November.
[Added 10-18-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007]