[Ord. No. 1840 §1, 8-19-1996]
The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the
consent of a majority of the members of the Board of Aldermen, and
shall be appointed at the first (1st) regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen after the annual municipal election in odd-numbered years.
[Ord. No. 1840 §2, 8-19-1996]
The person appointed as City Treasurer shall be over the age
of twenty-one (21) years, a citizen of the United States, and a qualified
voter under the law of the State and the ordinances of the City and,
in addition hereto, he/she shall, except as may be otherwise provided,
have such other qualifications as may be established from time to
time by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 1840 §3, 8-19-1996]
The City Treasurer shall hold office for a term of two (2) years
and until his/her successor is appointed and has qualified.
[Ord. No. 1840 §4, 8-19-1996]
A.
The
duties of the City Treasurer shall be as follows:
1.
The City Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys, warrants,
books, bonds and obligations entrusted to his/her care;
2.
The City Treasurer shall pay over all moneys, bonds or other obligations
of the City on warrants or orders, duly drawn, passed or ordered by
the Board of Aldermen, and signed by the Mayor and attested by the
City Clerk, and having the Seal of the City affixed thereto, and not
otherwise;
3.
The City Treasurer shall keep, in a set of books provided for that
purpose, a full and accurate account of all money received and disbursed
by him/her on behalf of the City, specifying the date of receipt and
from whom received, or the date of disbursement and to whom disbursed;
and setting forth on what account received or disbursed;
4.
The City Treasurer shall keep a separate account of each fund and
appropriation, and the debits and credits belonging thereto;
5.
The City Treasurer shall keep a register of all warrants paid into
the Treasury, describing such warrants by their date, number, name
of payee and amount, specifying the time of receipt thereof, from
whom received and on what account;
6.
The City Treasurer shall issue duplicate receipts for all sums of
money which may be paid into the City Treasury, specifying in such
receipts the date of payment and upon what account paid. One (1) of
said receipts shall be given to the person making the payment, and
the other the City Treasurer shall file with the City Clerk, who shall
thereupon credit the person named in the receipt with the amount of
his/her payment and charge the Treasury with the same;
7.
The City Treasurer shall furnish the City Clerk on the last week
of each month a written statement showing the balance in the Treasury
at the beginning of the month, the amount received during the month
and on what account received, the funds disbursed during the month
and on what account disbursed, and the balance remaining to the credit
of each fund and constituting the general balance in the Treasury
at the close of business on that date when such statement is made
as aforesaid;
8.
The City Treasurer shall provide to the City Collector a copy of
the extended taxes by August first (1st) of each year, charging the
Collector with the amounts of taxes due as shown by the tax records;
9.
The City Treasurer, with the assistance of the City Clerk, shall
prepare a semi-annual statement of receipts and expenditures and indebtedness
of the City for the semi-annual period ending with the last day of
the month immediately preceding the date of such report, and shall
cause this statement to be published in a newspaper in general circulation
in the City; and
10.
The City Treasurer shall report to the Board of Aldermen annually
at its regular meeting after each municipal general election, the
amount of receipts and disbursements of the Treasury during the current
fiscal year, the relationship of those figures to the approved budget
for the current fiscal year, and the prospects for meeting budgeted
receipts and disbursements for the remainder of the current fiscal
year. The City Treasurer shall also report the amounts of bonds maturing
in the succeeding year for the redemption of which provisions must
be made, and the amount of money required to pay the interest falling
due on the indebtedness of the City during such year.
[Ord. No. 1840 §5, 8-19-1996]
The City Treasurer and the City Clerk shall have free access
to each other's offices for the inspection of all books, accounts
and records which each respectively controls, and free access to all
other offices of the City for the sole purpose of inspecting such
financial records, books, accounts and papers, as such may concern
their duties.
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Editor’s Note: Former Section 110.390, City Treasurer
Bond, was repealed 11-6-2017 by Ord. No. 3280.
[Ord. No. 1840 §7, 8-19-1996]
The City Treasurer shall receive as full compensation such sum
as may be established by ordinance, which shall be passed at the time
the City Treasurer is duly appointed by the Mayor, with the consent
of the Board of Aldermen. Said compensation shall be for the term
of office.
