[CC 1971 §1-10; Ord. No. 270 §§1 — 4, 6-28-2006]
A. 
The office of City Clerk may be combined with that of City Treasurer.
B. 
Pursuant to Subsection (A) above, the offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby combined.
C. 
The duties of the City Clerk as well as those of the City Treasurer shall be performed by the City Clerk who shall receive compensation equal to that amount previously paid to the City Clerk and the City Treasurer combined.
D. 
The Mayor shall appoint a member of the Board of Aldermen to serve as Alderman/Treasurer to perform any functions of the City Treasurer not otherwise performed by the City Clerk.
E. 
The accounts of the City of Dearborn shall be reviewed by a professional accountant at least once every ninety (90) days to assure that accepted standards of accounting practices are maintained.
The Board of Aldermen shall elect a Clerk for such Board, to be known as "the City Clerk", whose duties and term of office shall be fixed by ordinance. Among other things, the City Clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall safely and properly keep all the records and papers belonging to the City which may be entrusted to his/her care; he/she shall be the general accountant of the City; he/she is hereby empowered to administer official oaths and oaths to persons certifying to demands or claims against the City.
[CC 1971 §§1-13, 1-37]
The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all monies, warrants, books, bonds and obligations entrusted to his/her care and shall pay over all monies, 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 and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him/her by ordinance. Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, he/she shall give bond in the amount of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000.00), with two (2) or more good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the Mayor, for the faithful performance of the duties of his/her office.
[CC 1971 §1-34]
The City Treasurer shall, on each regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen and at other such times as the Board may require, report in writing in the amount of money in the City Treasurer.
[CC 1971 §1-36]
The Treasurer shall deliver all monies, books, papers, vouchers and all other property of the City in his/her possession to his/her successor and shall take duplicate receipts therefor, one (1) of which shall be filed with the City Clerk.