(A) The Village President, with the advise and consent of the Board of Trustees, shall appoint a Village Budget Officer. The Budget Officer shall take an oath and pose a bond as provided by ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-10-25 and ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-10-30 respectively.
(B) The Budget Officer shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Permit and encourage and establish the use of efficient planning, budgeting, auditing, reporting, accounting, and other fiscal management procedures in all village departments, commissions, and boards.
(2) Compile an annual budget in accordance with § 34.22.
(3) Examine all books and records of all village departments, commissions, and boards which relate to monies received by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards, debts and accounts receivable, amounts owed by or to the village, village departments, commissions, and boards.
(4) Obtain such additional information from the village, village departments, commissions, and boards as may be useful to the budget officer for purposes of compiling a village budget, such information to be furnished by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards in the form required by the budget officer. Any department, commission or board which refuses to make such information as is requested of it available to the budget officer shall not be permitted to make expenditures under any subsequent budget for the village until such village department, commission, or board shall comply in full with the request of the Budget Officer.
(5) Establish and maintain such procedures as shall insure that no expenditures are made by the village, village departments, commissions, or board except as authorized by the budget.
(Ord. 897, passed 4-1-96)