The City Controller shall be elected at-large by the electors of the City to a four-year term. There shall be an election for this office held during the municipal election of 2013. The term of office shall begin on the first Monday in January next following the election. If the first Monday is a legal holiday, the term of office shall begin the next day following the holiday.
The office, position, powers and duties shall cease at the expiration of the next term on December 31, 2017. Thereafter the position shall be sunset (or eliminated) and any powers or duties entrusted to the City Controller in this Charter not being performed by the Independent Auditor shall be placed under the responsibility of the City Administrator.
The City Controller shall be an elector of the City, must be bondable, at least the age of 18, shall have been a resident continuously in the City for at least three years immediately preceding his/her election and must maintain all qualifications through the duration of his/her term.
A. 
The City Controller may examine, audit and settle all accounts whatsoever in which the City is concerned, either as debtor or creditor, and shall also, annually or as often as he desires or is directed to do so by City Council, examine and audit the accounts of all bureaus, officers, and departments which collect, receive, and disburse public moneys, or who are charged with the management, control, or custody thereof, and in every case he may make report of such examination, audit and settlement to the City Council. He may likewise audit and report upon the accounts of any such officer upon the death, resignation, removal or expiration of the term of the said officers.
B. 
The City Controller may likewise audit, or with the consent of City Council cause to be made by an accountant an annual audit of, all the accounts of any municipal officer in any department of the City government who may be charged with the duty, or who may perform the services, of receiving and disbursing the funds of any association, society, or organization of municipal employees or persons, directly or indirectly connected with the municipal government, for the benefit, relief, or pensioning of firemen, policemen, or other municipal employees or persons as aforesaid.
C. 
All such audits shall be made within as short a time as possible after the close of the fiscal year, and be annually reported to City Council at its first meeting in March, as other reports of the City Controller are made, and shall be filed with the court of quarter sessions within 90 days of the close of the fiscal year.
D. 
City Council may provide for an audit of any or all accounts by an Independent Auditor.
E. 
The City Controller may have the power to administer oaths or affirmations in relation to any matter touching the authentication of any account, claim, or demand of or against the City, but shall not receive any fee therefor, and may countersign all warrants for the payment of moneys out of the City treasury when satisfied of the legality of such payment.
F. 
The City Controller may have power to issue subpoenas to obtain the attendance of officers whose accounts he is authorized to adjust, audit, and settle, and also to subpoena any person or persons whom it may be necessary to examine as witnesses, and in case any City officer or any witness refuses to appear upon being subpoenaed, he shall report such refusal to City Council, and the City Council is hereby empowered to enact ordinances to compel the attendance of City officers and witnesses before the said City Controller and to impose penalties in case of refusal.
G. 
In case of the sickness, absence, or inability of a City Controller, the City Council may appoint a Deputy Controller to serve during the sickness, absence, or inability of such controller, who shall furnish such bond, and receive such compensation, as shall be fixed by the City Administrator.
Initial annual salary compensation for City Controller shall be $2,500 per annum. Any change in compensation of City Council shall automatically apply to the City Controller and only become effective for the City Controller following the expiration of the term of the current seat. The City Controller shall receive no other City compensation, direct or indirect; shall receive no reimbursements for expenses unless previously approved by City Council and the Mayor at a public meeting; and shall receive no pensions, personal or family insurances, unless otherwise required by law, nor other forms of fringe benefits.
The City Controller during their term shall not hold any other elected public office or employment with the City whether paid or unpaid.