(a) Organization. The Department of Finance of the City, as established under the City Charter, Section 7.01
, shall consist of three divisions, the General Division, the Income Tax Division and the Central Cashier Division, all under the administration of the Director of Finance. The administration of such Department shall be in accordance with the general laws of the State, unless expressly provided within the context of the Charter.
(b) The General Division. The General Division shall consist of a Deputy Director of Finance who shall be appointed by the Director of Finance and whose duties shall include the supervision of computer operations, program development and analysis, water and sewer service utility billing and collection, accounting, auditing and filing operations within the General Division, an Operations Analyst who shall be responsible for contributing to the development and refining of the City's electronic data processing program and computer program design, operation and analysis, and such other full-time and part-time employees as are deemed necessary by Council upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance. The Deputy Director shall expressly supervise all General Division personnel and shall aid in applying applicable statutory requirements relative to the financial operation of the City. The Deputy Director shall further assist the Director of Finance in the performance of his or her responsibilities and shall perform such additional duties as may be designated to him or her by the Director. The Operations Analyst shall serve under the direct supervision of the Deputy Director but shall be appointed by the Director of Finance.
Effective August 15, 1983, all functions which previously had been performed by the Utility Billing Division of the Service Department shall be transferred to the General Division of the Finance Department and those persons who previously had been assigned to the Utility Billing Division and whose positions are not abolished or who have not been laid off shall be reassigned to the General Division of the Finance Department. The Director of Finance thereupon shall become the appointing authority for those persons who are so reassigned.
(c) The Division of Taxation. The Director of Finance shall have the authority to appoint a Tax Commissioner who shall administer the Division of Taxation and be responsible for the collection, accounting and reporting of receipts from the Municipal income tax.
(1) The Tax Commissioner shall account daily for all funds received from the Municipal income tax. The Tax Commissioner shall file a monthly report with Council of all income tax proceeds collected during the preceding month and render such other reports as may be requested by the City Manager, Finance Director or Council.
(2) The Tax Commissioner need not be a resident of the City, but must reside within ten miles of the corporate limits of the City.
(d) The Central Cashier Division. The Central Cashier Division shall consist of a Central Cashier who shall be appointed by the Director of Finance. The Central Cashier shall serve under the direct supervision of the Director of Finance and shall be responsible for operating a central cash collection, receipt and register system for all divisions and departments of the City, except when otherwise approved by the Director. Whenever the person who is holding the office of Central Cashier is unavailable to perform the duties of such office, the Director may designate any other employee or employees who are assigned to the Finance Department to act as Central Cashier. (Ord. 1983-99. Passed 8-10-83.)