The Finance Director shall be the fiscal officer of the city, and shall perform the following duties.
(A) Account and collect funds. Be responsible for the accounting, collection, and custody of funds and control over disbursements.
(B) Execute bonds and notes. Execute all bonds and notes issued by the city in the manner provided by law.
(C) Fiscal supervision. Exercise general supervision over all departments of the city regarding the proper management of their fiscal concerns.
(1) Examine books. Examine the books of each department from time to time, and see that they are kept in proper form.
(2) Report delinquent payments and financial reports. See that personnel receiving money pay the same into the city treasury, when thereto required, and that all necessary financial reports are made, and report all delinquents in such payments or reports to the Mayor and Council.
(D) Duty upon default. Report the fiscal default of any personnel of the city to the Mayor who shall direct the city attorney to take immediate legal measures for the recovery of the amount which may be in default.
(E) Responsibility for proceeds of bonds. Deposit the proceeds of all sales of bonds in those funds as provided by law immediately after he or she shall have received the same, and, until the deposit, be responsible for the amount thereof.
(F) Payments of money from special trust funds. Pay out to the persons duly entitled thereto, without appropriation by the Council, any money paid into the treasury pursuant to condemnation proceedings, or for the redemption of property sold for taxes, or arising from special assessments for public improvements, park fund certificates, condemnation fund certificates, and all special trust funds except revenue sharing.
(G) Responsibility for the investment, including responsibility for the determination and distribution of interest earnings in accordance with city policy and R.C. § 135.21, and/or its successors. Prepare fiscal statements, make recommendations, participate in decisions, and maintain records regarding the investment of city funds as authorized by ordinance and R.C. §§ 731.56 through 731.58, or its successors.
(1980 Code, § 30.36) (Ord. 3073, passed 2-11-1974; Am. Ord. 5939, passed 12-18-1995)