[Adopted as Secs. 115.005 through 115.08, of the 1979 Codified Ordinances]
[Added 1-2-1990 by Ord. No. 1-1990]
A. 
The City Treasurer shall be appointed by the Mayor and Council, to serve at the will of Mayor and Council.
B. 
The City Treasurer shall perform the following duties:
(1) 
Be responsible for accounting and payment over of all moneys received by him in his capacity as City Treasurer and the safe keeping and payment over of all public moneys entrusted to his care.
(2) 
Be responsible for the collection of City and school taxes.
(3) 
Perform such other duties as may be required by law or dictated by the Mayor and City Council.
C. 
The City Treasurer shall be required to provide a lawful fidelity bond to the Commonwealth and to the City to insure his performance and safekeeping and payment over of all moneys collected by him in an amount to be determined by the Mayor and Council.
D. 
The City Treasurer shall be paid in accordance with the annual Salary Ordinance.
The City Treasurer shall execute and deliver to the City a fidelity bond in an amount to be approved by Council, conditioned that such Treasurer shall account for and pay over all moneys received by him in his capacity as Treasurer and safe keep and pay over all public moneys entrusted to his care and that as collector of the City, county, institution district, school and poor taxes he shall account for and pay over all moneys received by him as taxes, penalties and interest, and shall collect and pay over or certify to Council for entry as liens in the office of the Prothonotary or return to the County Treasurer or City Treasurer for sale, or in the case of personal property, occupation, poll and per capita taxes, a record of those taxes which remain uncollected if filed with the tax authority as provided in Section 1402 of the Act of June 23, 1931 (P.L. 932), 53 P.S. § 36402, as amended.
The City Treasurer shall, in addition to the fidelity bond furnished by him and approved by Council, furnish adequate insurance protection against any losses of money received by him in his capacity as City Treasurer and all public moneys entrusted to his care and all taxes, penalties and interest received by him as collector of the City, County, institution district and school taxes through fire, burglary, larceny, theft, robbery or forgery, in a sum to be approved by Council.
A. 
The premium of the bonds and insurance required by this article of the City Treasurer shall be shared pro rata by the taxing districts for which he is collector according to their respective tax interests.
B. 
The City shall pay 1/3 of the amount of the salaries of the deputies, clerks and collectors or assistants, and the extra clerks under this article, in the same manner as officers of the City.
C. 
Provisions shall be made in each appropriation ordinance for the payment of the City's 1/3 share of all the salaries referred to in this section, as well as the salary of the Treasurer as collector pursuant to § 90-21B and the supplies purchased and arranged for by the City Treasurer as collector of taxes.
The accounts of the City Treasurer shall be kept in such manner as to clearly exhibit all the items of receipts and expenditures of the City, the sources from which the moneys are received, and the objects for which the same are disbursed. He shall keep separate and distinct accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the City, and the water and lighting respectively, and also of every special fund which may come into his hands.
The Treasurer shall receive all taxes and public assessments payable and receivable within the limits of the City and shall pay all warrants that are drawn upon him by the proper officers but in no case shall be pay warrants drawn for account of any department where the appropriation made by Council to such department has been exhausted nor shall be pay any warrant that does not state on its face the department, if any, to which it is chargeable.
The City Treasurer is authorized to sell at public sale for the collection of delinquent City taxes all property upon which City taxes, assessed and levied, have not been paid and have become delinquent, in the manner and under the authority prescribed by the Act of June 23, 1932 (P.L. 932), 53 P.S. §§ 37541 to 37552.
The City Treasurer is authorized to protect the interest of the City and to buy in properties, if necessary, for such purpose and any expense that may be incurred in and about such sales, as well as legal costs, shall be paid out of the contingent fund, after such bill has been approved by the City Treasurer.
A. 
The salary of the City Treasurer as Treasurer shall be in lieu of all other compensation except the salary paid to the Treasurer as Tax Collector and all fees and emoluments received by the City Treasurer in his official capacity shall be paid into the City treasury.
B. 
The portion of the salary of the City Treasurer as Collector of Taxes, payable by the City, shall be paid in the same manner as other officers of the City.