[Ord. 15-05-02-60, 5-18-2015]
No person shall be eligible to the office of City Treasurer
unless he shall be at least 21 years of age, and shall have resided
within the City one year before appointment to office.
[Ord. 15-05-02-60, 5-18-2015]
The City Treasurer, 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 $50,000, 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. 15-05-02-60, 5-18-2015]
A.
General Duties: The City Treasurer shall have general oversight of
the City finances, and has the authority to delegate the Treasurer's
duties and responsibilities under state statute and this Code to the
assistant City Treasurer or other City officer, subject to oversight
by the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer's position may be part time,
as determined by the City Council at the time of appointment of the
City Treasurer.
B.
Receive Monies; Receipts And Accounting. The City Treasurer shall
keep a receipt of all monies belonging to the City, and shall keep
a separate account of each. The City Treasurer shall provide documentation
for each receipt and shall file copies of such receipts with the City
Clerk monthly.
C.
Report Delinquent Officers: It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer
to report to the City Clerk any officer authorized to receive money
for the use of the City who may fail to make a return of the same
at the time required by law or by the ordinances of the City.
[Ord. 15-05-02-60, 5-18-2015]
A.
Office Created; Appointment; Term: There is hereby created the office
of assistant City Treasurer. The City Treasurer is authorized to appoint
an assistant City Treasurer, which appointment shall be deemed final
with the advice and consent of the City Council,[1] said appointment to be for a one-year term of office and
to be made on the first Monday in May or as soon thereafter as practical,
annually. In the absence of any such appointment, the Mayor shall
serve as the assistant Treasurer.
B.
Qualifications: No person shall be eligible to hold the office of
assistant City Treasurer unless he shall be at least 21 years of age,
and shall have resided within the City one year before appointment
to office.
C.
Oath And Bond: The assistant City Treasurer, before entering upon
the duties of his/her 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 $50,000, 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/her according to law and the ordinances of the City.
D.
Powers And Duties:
1.
The assistant City Treasurer shall have the power and duty to execute
all documents required by any law or ordinance to be executed by the
City Treasurer, and shall do so only under the general oversight of
the City Treasurer, and shall further perform such duties as may be
prescribed for the Treasurer by statute or ordinance.
2.
The assistant City Treasurer, under the general oversight of the
City Treasurer, shall:
a.
Receive all monies paid to the City, either directly from the person
paying it or from the hands of such other officer as may receive it,
and shall pay out, upon the general oversight of the City Treasurer
only on vouchers or orders properly signed by the City Clerk and the
Mayor.
b.
Deposit the City funds in such depositories as may be selected as
may be provided by statute, and shall keep City monies separate and
distinct from his own and from that of the City Treasurer, and shall
not intermingle his own money with it or make private or personal
use of the City funds.
c.
Keep such records as shall show all monies received by him/her, the
source from which it was received, and the purpose for which it was
paid out; and he shall keep a record showing at all times the financial
status of the City, as well as keeping such books and accounts, under
the general oversight of the City Treasurer, as may be required by
the City Council, and all such books and records kept by the assistant
City Treasurer, or by the Treasurer with the assistance of the assistant
Treasurer, shall be kept in the manner as required by law.
d.
Make such monthly reports or assist in the making of such monthly
reports to the Council as shall show the state of the finances of
the City, and the amounts received and spent during the month, which
reports shall be filed. He shall make, under the general oversight
of the Treasurer, or shall assist the Treasurer in the making of an
annual report at the close of the fiscal year showing total amount
of all receipts and expenditures of the City and the transactions
of the City Treasurer during the preceding year.
e.
Keep a register of all warrants, bonds, or orders filed with him
or paid by him/her, and all vouchers, as is required by statute, and
shall assist in the keeping of such register of all warrants, bonds,
or orders filed with the Treasurer or paid by the Treasurer, and all
vouchers, as required by statute.
