[Ord. 2-1962 § 401, passed 1-12-1962; Ord. 74-1992 § 1, passed 12-2-1992]
The office of the City Treasurer shall be headed by a City Treasurer
elected as provided by law. He shall perform such functions and duties
and have such powers relating to the collection, receiving, safekeeping
and payment over of public moneys including the City, County, institution
district and school district taxes as provided by general law, and
shall have such other functions, powers and duties as may be assigned
to him by Council. He shall be responsible for the receipt of and
accounting for all moneys due the City from whatever source, the collection
of taxes and assessments, liens, fines, penalties, license fees, sewer
and water rents, other rentals and fees and all other revenues due
the City from whatever source. Both the City Treasurer and the City
Controller shall endorse all City checks prior to issuance for payment
thereon. The signature facsimile stamps shall remain in the custody
of the City Treasurer.
[Ord. 2-1962 § 402, passed 1-12-1962]
The office of the City Treasurer shall have such personnel as
Council may by ordinance provide.
[Ord. 48-2002, passed 8-21-2002]
There is transferred to the office of the City Treasurer the
personnel, property and equipment, records, functions and duties of
the following former personnel offices and bureaus of the City:
Office of the City Treasurer
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Office of the Collector of Taxes
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Municipal Lien Office of the Bureau of Law
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[Ord. 24-2004, passed 4-28-2004]
The City Treasurer shall give bond from an approved corporate
surety to the City, as required by the general law, in the amount
of $2,000,000. The required bond shall be placed on file with the
City Clerk's Office no later than 30 days prior to the date the
duly elected City Treasurer shall take the oath of office. If this
requirement is not fulfilled then the duly elected City Treasurer
shall not be permitted to take the oath of office and the office of
City Treasurer shall be declared vacant. If such vacancy shall occur,
then the office of City Treasurer shall be immediately filled in accordance
with the Optional Third Class City Charter Law.
[Ord. 5-1999, passed 2-10-1999]
The compensation of the City Treasurer is hereby fixed at $14,500,
commencing the first Monday of January, 1999. The compensation of
the City Treasurer acting as Tax Collector, to be divided equally
between the City of Erie, County of Erie and School District of the
City of Erie, is hereby established at $25,500 for an aggregate of
$40,000 per year commencing on or after the first Monday of January,
1999. The salary of the City Treasurer acting as Tax Collector shall
be increased from $25,500 to $27,500 for an aggregate of $42,000 per
year commencing on or after the first Monday in January, 2000; increasing
to $29,500 for an aggregate of $44,000 on or after the first Monday
in January, 2001; increasing to $31,500 for an aggregate of $46,000
on or after the first Monday in January, 2002; and increasing to $33,500
for an aggregate of $48,000 on or after the first Monday in January,
2003.
[Ord. 40-2004, passed 6-16-2004]
The City Treasurer shall deposit any and all revenues received
above the authorized budgeted line item amount received from City
real estate tax payments and all other accounts received by the City
Treasurer, into this fund for future appropriation by a super majority
vote (at least six affirmative votes) of Erie City Council.
[Ord. 23-2005, passed 5-4-2005]
(a) The identification Unit of the Erie Police Bureau will provide non-criminal
fingerprinting services to both residents and non-residents of the
City of Erie. The cost of this service is $15 for residents of the
City of Erie and $40 for non-residents of the City of Erie. All funds
generated by this program shall be deposited in the general fund of
the City of Erie.
(b) Individuals requesting fingerprints for non-criminal reasons shall
go to the City Treasurer's office during regular business hours
to secure a fingerprint voucher by paying the prerequisite fee. The
fingerprint voucher shall be taken to the Erie Police Bureau where
an appointment is made to have fingerprinting completed. A scheduling
log book shall be maintained at the front counter and monitored by
the Identification Unit of the Erie Police Bureau. At the time of
the appointment the individual must have proper identification before
being fingerprinted. Fingerprinting shall be scheduled during the
following hours:
Saturday:
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0900-1200 hours
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Tuesday:
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1300-1600 hours
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Wednesday:
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1900-2100 hours
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Thursday:
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1300-1600 hours
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(c) After the fingerprinting is completed the voucher shall be maintained
by the City Treasurer's Office for accounting purposes only.
Said vouchers shall be immediately destroyed by the City Treasurer's
Office when satisfied that they are no longer necessary for accounting
purposes.
[Ord. 70-2005, passed 12-14-2005]
The following fee schedule currently in place in the City of
Erie Treasurer's Office is hereby ratified and adopted as follows:
Fee Schedule
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NSF check fee
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$30
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Duplicate Tax Bill
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$5 per bill
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$15 parcel (all 3)
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Tax certification
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$15 per year
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Municipal lien form
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$15
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Tax information electronically
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$150 per media type
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Tax payment electronically
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$300 per media type
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