The Treasurer-Collector as Collector of Taxes shall collect, under the title of "City Collector," all accounts due the City.
[Adopted 1-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-006 as Art. II, Sec. 3, of the General Ordinances]
[Amended 4-30-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-025]
The Treasurer-Collector shall make a record, in a book kept for the purpose, of each appropriation, with the list of the warrants drawn against such appropriation, and shall also make a record, in a book kept for the purpose, of all bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness of the City.
The Treasurer-Collector shall be the custodian of all deeds, contracts, bonds and insurance policies belonging to the City, except that the bond of the Treasurer-Collector shall be in the custody of the Mayor.
The Treasurer-Collector shall see that all deeds of the City are properly recorded and shall keep separate records in which shall be entered the number and a brief description of the property conveyed.
It shall be the duty of the Treasurer-Collector to make, in the annual printed report of the City, a report which shall specifically state the objects, if any, for which the debt of the City may have been increased during the preceding year. The report shall give a classified statement of the indebtedness of the City and the objects for which it was incurred. Said report shall also include:
A.
A list of all notes issued during the year and the purposes for which the money was borrowed, giving the dates, amount, term, rate of interest, time of maturity, the premium, if any, received thereon and the names of the parties from whom the funds were borrowed.
B.
A list of all notes paid during the year, and a list of all outstanding notes, with the dates on which they will mature.
C.
A full exhibit of all monies, properties and securities which may be placed in their charge by virtue of any statute or bylaw or by virtue of any gift, devise, bequest or deposit.
D.
A statement of the amount of money received by the City from sources other than taxation during the preceding year; also the expenditures and debt of the City for each of the preceding five years.
E.
A list of all insurance held by the City.
The Treasurer-Collector shall be treasurer of the sinking fund.
The Treasurer-Collector of the City is authorized to execute and deliver from time to time discharges on bonds and/or mortgages taken under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws.
The duties and responsibilities of the Commissioners of Trust Funds shall be performed by the City Treasurer-Collector.