Pursuant to the authority of the Kelso City Charter (KCC herein) Section 4.01(a), there is established for the city the office of director of finance. Pursuant to KCC Section 5.05, the office shall be filled by appointment by the city manager subject to KCC Section 4.02 as limited by KCC Section 9.01.
(Ord. 3274 § 1, 1995)
The duties of the director of finance shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. 
Supervise the receipt, custody and disbursement of all city funds and maintain proper books and records for accounting and auditing of all transactions affecting the city;
B. 
Keep a current account of the amount appropriated each year and the sums spent out of each appropriation, showing the unexpended balance for each item;
C. 
Keep accounts showing at all times the financial condition of the city, including the current and anticipated revenues and expenses of all municipal funds and accounts;
D. 
Keep all bond registrations and records required by law and prepare for signature and publication any report required by law;
E. 
Prepare, not less than once per month, warrants for the payment of all sums due from the city, listing each item and account from which the same is payable, and provide for payment of the same in accordance with established procedures;
F. 
Keep the city council informed as to all sums due on taxes, assessments, and other revenues to which the city is entitled; and
G. 
Perform any and all other duties and functions assigned to the office by charter, ordinance or the general law.
(Ord. 3274 § 2, 1995)
A. 
Any duties or functions assigned herein to the director of finance may be performed by the city manager, a deputy finance director, or other agent where appropriate.
B. 
Pursuant to KCC Section 4.01(b) and KCC Section 5.04, all duties and functions set forth herein shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the city manager.
(Ord. 3274 §§ 3, 4, 1995)
Whenever in any ordinance heretofore or hereinafter enacted, any of the following terms are used: “clerk,” “city clerk,” “finance director,” “clerk treasurer” or any other terms which use by context denotes a function normally assigned to the director of finance, such term shall be construed to mean director of finance. If any such terms are used in a context denoting a function normally assigned to the city clerk, they shall be construed to mean city clerk. It is the intent that all such terms have been and may be used interchangeably.
(Ord. 3274 § 5, 1995)