(1) The City Council shall, after consultation with the City Manager, appoint or remove a Treasurer upon the affirmative vote of a simple majority plus one vote of the full City Council.
(2) The Treasurer shall:
(a) Report to the City Manager for daily work direction, thereby avoiding conflicts between the City Council members, the Mayor and the City Manager.
(b) Performs all financial accounting and reporting activities for all City funds.
(c) Prepares and executes complete timely payment of all bills and other financial transactions, and accuracy of all accounting records; enter data pertaining to Miscellaneous Receivables and Municipal Court transactions.
(d) Reviews input documents for propriety of account coding, compliance with procedures, adequate supporting documentation, etc.
(e) Prepares reconciliation of all bank statements and tax records.
(f) Prepares interim financial statements for all funds in accordance with Section 22.075 of the Local Government Code.
(g) Responsible for all payroll reconciliation and employee records.
(h) Performs complex research and analysis to identify and resolve accounting problems.
(i) Performs internal audit control of Tax records, Park revenues, and Municipal Court fines and records.
(j) Prepares schedules, analysis and draft financial statements for external audit purposes.
(k) Assists in the preparation, analysis, and review of estimates of revenues, reimbursements, expenditures, fund conditions, or other proprietary and budgetary accounts; analyzes and verifies financial reports and statements, accounts and records of expenditures and revenues for budget preparation. Prepares budget work papers and final yearly budget according to Mayor/Council recommendation.
(l) Assists/recommends/oversees hardware and/or software, i.e. maintenance, administering security codes, training.
(m) Monitors all expenditures to ensure appropriations are not exceeded.
(n) Handles asset transfers among activities; organizes, directs, and controls the retention of historical accounting, ensuring that all information is safely stored and available on short notice.
(o) Performs other fiscally related tasks as assigned.