[1983 Code]
There is hereby created the office of Village Treasurer. He
shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent
of the Board of Trustees.
[1983 Code]
The Village Treasurer shall receive as compensation such sum
as shall be set in the annual appropriation ordinance.
[1983 Code]
The Village Treasurer shall give a bond, before entering upon
the duties of his office, in the sum required by the Board of Trustees,
and such amount shall not be less than that required by Statute. This
bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties
as the Treasurer, and shall be conditioned to indemnify the Village
for any loss by reason of any neglect of duty or any wrongful act
of the Treasurer.
[1983 Code]
The Village Treasurer shall take the customary oath of office
prescribed by statute before entering upon the duties of his office.
His subscribed oath shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk.
[1983 Code]
The Village Treasurer shall have the power and perform the duties
provided by Statute and by the ordinances of the Village. Among other
things, it shall be his duty as follows:
A. To receive all monies due or belonging to the Village and pay all
orders or warrants, including special assessment and other bonds and
interest coupons, authorized by the Board of Trustees and duly executed
by the proper officers of the Village.
B. To keep, or cause to be kept, suitable books of account, showing
in a simple and methodical manner all monies received by him, and
from whom and on what account or fund they have been received, and
all monies paid out by him, to whom and on what account or fund paid,
and for what purpose. The books shall be balanced by him monthly.
He shall keep a register of all warrants, which shall describe each
warrant, showing the date, amount and number, the fund from which
paid, the name of the person to whom paid, and when paid.
C. To keep a separate account for taxes which are levied for a specific
purpose.
D. To make a monthly report of his transactions as Treasurer to the
President and Board of Trustees together with canceled vouchers covering
all transactions embraced in said report. The report shall show the
state of the treasury as of the date of the account. He shall accompany
the account with a statement of all money received into the treasury
and on what account, together with warrants redeemed and paid by him.
On the day the account is rendered, the warrants with all vouchers
shall be delivered to the Village Clerk and filed together with the
monthly account in the Clerk's office.
E. Within 30 days after the end of the fiscal year, he must make out
an annual report, which must show:
1. All monies received by the Village, indicating the total amounts,
in the aggregate, received in each account of the Village.
2. A statement showing the state of the Village treasury at the close
of the fiscal year.
The annual report must be filed with the Village Clerk. A copy
of such report, as filed with the Village Clerk and bearing the affidavit
of the Village Clerk that such copy is a true and correct copy of
the one filed with him, that said report was published, the date of
publication and the name of the paper in which published shall be
filed with the County Collector before September 1 as required by
Statute.
F. He shall deposit the Village funds in such depositories as may be
selected from time to time as provided by law; and he shall keep the
deposit of the Village money separate and distinct from his own money,
and shall not make private or personal use of any Village money.