[Ord. 93, 5-7-1979]
The City Collector shall be appointed by the Mayor by and with
the advice and consent of the City Council on the first Monday in
May or as soon thereafter as practicable, annually. No person shall
be eligible to the office of City Collector unless he shall be at
least 21 years of age, and shall have resided within the City one
year before his appointment to office.
[Ord. 93, 5-7-1979; amended by 2003 Code]
The City Collector, before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall take the oath prescribed for City officers and shall execute
a bond to the City in the penal sum of not less than $10,000, with
at least two good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the City
Council, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of
the office and the payment of all monies received by him according
to law and the ordinances of the City.
[Ord. 93, 5-7-1979]
The City Collector shall preserve all warrants returned to him,
and shall keep his books and accounts in the manner that the City
Council may prescribe. All of the City Collector's warrants, books
and vouchers, and all papers pertaining to his office may be examined
at any time by the Mayor, City Clerk, or any member or committee of
the City Council. Weekly, and oftener if required by the City Council,
the City Collector shall pay over to the City Treasurer all monies
collected by him from any source whatever, taking the City Treasurer's
receipt therefor in duplicate and filing one of the receipts immediately
with the City Clerk.
[Ord. 93, 5-7-1979; amended by 2003 Code]
When required by the City Council or by ordinance, the City
Collector shall make a written report to the City Council or to any
officer designated by the City Council of all monies collected by
him, the account whereon collected, or of any other official matter.
Between April 1 and 10 of each year, the City Collector shall file
with the City Clerk a statement of: a) all monies collected by him
during the year; b) the particular warrant, special assessment, or
account on which collected; c) balance of money uncollected on all
warrants in his possession; and d) the balance remaining uncollected
at the time of the return on all warrants which he returned to the
City Clerk during the preceding fiscal year. The City Clerk shall
publish the statement at least once, within 10 days, in a newspaper
published in the City or if no newspaper is published there, then
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
[Ord. 93, 5-7-1979]
The City Collector is prohibited from keeping the City's money
in his possession or in the possession of any person for his use beyond
the time prescribed for his payment to the City Treasurer. Any violation
of this provision shall subject him to immediate removal from office.
