The office of director of finance is created and established. The city manager shall be responsible for the performance of the duties of the office. The city manager may, by a letter filed with the city clerk, designate a qualified city employee to exercise the powers and perform the duties of director of finance.
(Ord. 116 § 1, 1989)
The director of finance shall receive such compensation and expense allowances as the city council shall, from time to time, determine. Such compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the city as the council shall designate.
(Ord. 116 § 1, 1989)
The director of finance shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her official duties, including those incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the city.
(Ord. 116 § 1, 1989)
The director of finance is the accounting officer of the city and should maintain records readily reflecting the financial condition of the city. Within seven months after the close of each fiscal year, he or she shall prepare and present to the city council a summary statement of receipts and disbursements by departments and funds, including opening and closing fund balances in the city treasury. He or she shall cause a summary of the city's financial report required by Government Code Section 53891, in a form prescribed by the State Controller, to be published in accordance with the provisions of Section 40804 of the Government Code as required. He or she shall compile financial information necessary for the preparation of the city's budget. He or she shall supervise the preparation and submission of monthly statements of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the financial condition of the city and each of its departments, copies of which shall be filed in the city clerk's office. He or she shall supervise and be in charge of all payroll records. He or she shall maintain a record of all insurance policies and their expiration dates. He or she shall perform other such duties as required by the city council to provide information related to the financial condition of the city.
(Ord. 116 § 1, 1989; Ord. 483 § 6, 2020)