The Director of Finance shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by the City Council.
The Director of Finance shall have the following powers and duties:
A. Administer the financial affairs of the City and prepare the City budget under the direction of the City Manager; effect proper control over all expenditures to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded; plan, prepare and submit long range financial projects of the City's financial requirements and compile and prepare special reports as required by the City Manager;
B. Serve as chief fiscal officer;
C. Submit to the City Council, through the City Manager, a monthly statement of all receipts, disbursements, encumbrances, budget balances and other financial data, in sufficient detail to show the financial condition of the City; prepare and submit all financial reports and statements required by the State or Federal governments;
D. Serve as internal auditor;
E. The duties imposed upon the City Clerk by Article 1, Chapter 4, Part 2, Division 3, Title 4 of the Government Code of the State of California (Government Code Sections 37200 to 37209);
F. The financial and accounting duties imposed upon the City Clerk by Sections 40802 through 40805 of the Government Code of the State of California;
G. Perform such other fiscal or related duties as may be required by the City Manager, such as those listed under the "Example of Typical Duties" section of the Director of Finance class specification adopted by the City Council.
Before assuming the duties of the office, the Director of Finance shall execute and deliver to the City Clerk a bond to be approved by the City Council and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon the Director of Finance as prescribed in this chapter. Any premium for such bond shall be a proper charge against the City. (Ord. 2769 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2339, 1980: Ord. 2120, 1976: Ord. 2109 (part), 1976: prior code 23260 -- Ord. 800 § 1, 1956).