[R.O. 2011 §110.120; Ord. No. 073-88 §2-27, 2-22-1988]
A. Office Created. The office of Finance Officer/Treasurer
of the City is hereby created and established.
B. Appointment. The Finance Officer/Treasurer shall be appointed
by the Board of Alderpersons.
C. Duties. It shall be the duty of the Finance Officer/Treasurer
to:
1. Receive
and safely keep all monies, warrants, books, bonds and obligations
and any other property belonging to the City and entrusted to his/her
care, and deliver the same to his/her successor in office;
2. Pay
over all monies, bonds or other obligations of the City on warrants
or orders duly drawn, passed or ordered by the Board of Alderpersons,
signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk and the seal of
the City affixed thereto, and not otherwise. No payments shall be
approved unless there is provision therefor in the budget or bonded
by ordinance and unencumbered funds are available for the payment;
3. Examine
all bills that contemplate the payment of money which may be referred
to him/her by the Board of Alderpersons before their final passage,
and if it appears that a sufficient sum stands to the credit of the
City unappropriated in the fund covered by such ordinances to meet
the requirements of the bill, he/she shall endorse the bill to that
effect;
4. Keep,
in proper books, a full, accurate account of all monies received and
disbursed by him/her for the City, showing the date of receipt and
disbursement, from whom received and to whom paid, and on what account
received and disbursed.
5. Keep
a separate account of and with each of the several funds to which
the revenues of the City are required to be appropriated and crediting
the amounts disbursed therefrom, so that the accounts will at all
times show the condition of the various funds;
6. Keep
a register of all warrants received into the Treasury in the payment
of indebtedness to the City, redeemed or paid by him/her, wherein
shall be set forth the number, date, amount and payee of each warrant,
the date when, from or to whom and on what account, received or paid,
and all warrants so paid or received by him/her, he/she shall cancel
and file;
7. Keep
a record of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the City which
shall describe the same fully, in the same manner as in the case of
warrants so far as practicable; also to whom and at what price the
same were sold, the rate of interest, when and where payable, the
date of maturity, the purpose of the issue, the denomination and number
of bonds, and the amount of the issue;
8. Keep
a faithful check upon the securities deposited by the City in depositories
of the funds of the City to secure the deposits so as to see that
ample securities are deposited as provided in this Chapter, and to
see that all provisions of any depository contracts are strictly performed;
9. Issue
to every officer or other person making payment to the City, a receipt
stating the date of payment, on what account paid and whether paid
in cash, warrants or otherwise;
10. Inform
the Board of Alderpersons regularly on the financial condition of
the City and related budgetary status;
11. Invest
the funds of the City and to keep an accurate record of the investments
and their status;
12. Act
as custodian of all City funds. All revenue collected and monies received
by the City, from any source whatsoever, shall promptly go into the
City Treasury;
13. Make
deposits in banks selected by the Board of Alderpersons; and
14. Perform
all other duties imposed upon him/her by ordinance.