[Adopted 5-31-2016]
A Department of Finance is created.
A.
The Chief Financial Officer shall be the department head of the Finance
Department.
B.
The Department shall oversee and is responsible for planning, implementation,
oversight, integrity, and reporting of the City's operating and capital
finances.
C.
Its staff shall be comprised of personnel from the following departments
and divisions: Assessors, Purchasing, Treasurer/Collector, Management
Information Systems (IT), Budget Department. The Department of Finance
shall also include, but have no administrative oversight over the
office of the City Auditor.
D.
Pursuant to the Plan E form of government, the Department of Finance
and all of its departments and divisions, except for the position
of City Auditor, shall serve under the jurisdiction of the City Manager.
E.
The Department shall operate pursuant to the attached Table of Organization
(Attachment A). Said attachment is incorporated into this article.[1] In order to reflect ongoing changes to organizational
responsibilities and staff titles reflective of their functions, the
City Manager shall have the authority to modify staff titles and the
Table of Organization in said Department. It is further understood
that any future changes of staff titles and/or the Table of Organization
shall not result in any added or deleted positions, without prior
approval by ordinance by the City Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Table of Organization is on file in the
City offices.
A.
All positions formerly of the office of the Treasurer/Collector are
transferred to the Department of Finance.
B.
All positions formerly of the Office of the Assessor are transferred
to the Department of Finance.
C.
All positions formerly of the Department of Management Information
Systems are transferred to the Department of Finance.
D.
All positions formerly of the Department of Purchasing are transferred
to the Department of Finance.
Pursuant to MGL c. 43, § 105, and Chapter 20, § 20-62, of the Code, the position and salary of Deputy Chief Financial Officer are created within the Department of Finance. Appointees to this position will start at the salary step and be provided a benefit package as determined by the City Manager.
A.
The Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall have a salary range of $63,007.36 to $73,954.92, as set forth and amended from time to time by the salary grid of the Personnel Ordinance (Chapter 56 of the Code).
B.
The Deputy CFO shall report to the Chief Financial Officer, who is
the department head of the Finance Department, and shall be responsible
for all the duties as set forth in the position's job description,
as may be amended from time to time by the City Manager.
Pursuant to MGL, c. 43, § 105, the following position
is deleted: Junior Data Analyst in the office of the City Manager.
A Budget Department is created.
A.
The Deputy CFO shall be the department head of the Budget Department.
B.
The Department is responsible for the production and implementation
of the City's annual operating and capital budgets. The Department
shall also manage the LowellSTAT program.
C.
Pursuant to MGL c. 43, § 105, the following position shall
be transferred to the Budget Department: Data Management Analyst in
the office of the City Manager.
