[§ 1, L.L. No. 6-2011]
There shall be an Office of Management
and Budget, the head of which shall be the Budget Director. The Budget
Director shall have supervision and control of the preparation and
administration of the annual budget and other appropriations; he or
she shall develop long-range fiscal plans projecting the costs of
current and planned expenditures and the proceeds of current and planned
revenues; he or she shall conduct a continuing study of all agencies
for the purpose of determining the quality of their work and devising
improvements in their efficiency and economy; he or she shall recommend
standards of management, work measurement and performance for City
agencies, and oversee Rochester by the Numbers; he or she shall make
recommendations for the implementation of City programs and policies;
he or she shall conduct research on matters of concern to the City.
For the purpose of aiding and assisting
in the preparation of annual budgets and the administration of appropriations,
the Budget Director:
A. Shall have access, at all reasonable times,
to offices of the City departments, courts, boards and commissions.
B. May examine all books, papers, records
and documents in any such department, court, board or commission.
C. May prescribe and require the maintenance
of books, papers and records in any such department, court, board
or commission in such manner as may be deemed necessary.
D. May require any City officer or head of
a department, court, board or commission to furnish such data, information
or statements as may be necessary.
E. May take and hear proof and testimony,
administer oaths, subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses
and compel the production of books, papers, records and documents.