(A) The Superintendent of the Department of Accounts and Finances shall have charge of and supervision over all accounts and records of the city, unless other wise provided herein, and all officers, boards or departments required to keep or make accounts, records or reports. He shall have supervision of the collection of all moneys due the city. He shall inspect or cause to be inspected, all records or accounts required to be kept in any of the offices or departments of the city, and shall cause proper accounts and records to be kept and proper reports to be made. He shall audit or cause to be audited at frequent intervals the accounts of every officer or employee who does or may receive or disburse money. He shall have charge of the purchase, care and distribution of all supplies and other articles not otherwise provided by law. He shall have charge and supervision over ail printing by or for the city, unless otherwise provided by law. He shall have charge of and cause to be prepared and published, all statements and reports required by law or ordinance, or resolution of the City Council.
(B) Said Commissioner shall be Superintendent of the cemeteries owned and controlled by the city and all employees therein, and shall have charge of the purchase of apparatus, equipment and materials for necessary use in said cemeteries, and shall have charge of the parks and boulevards within and owned and controlled by the city.
(C) He shall examine or cause to be examined and report to the Council, upon all bills, accounts, payrolls and claims before they are acted upon or allowed, unless otherwise provided by law.
(D) He shall supervise the City Clerk's office and all accounts and records of the city, unless otherwise provided herein, and all employees in said Clerk's office, and all boards and departments required to keep and maintain accounts, records and reports.
(E) He shall have supervision of the collection of all money due the city and shall cause to be inspected all records and accounts required to be kept in any of the offices and departments of the city, and shall cause proper accounts and records to be kept and proper reports to be made.
(F) He shall audit or cause to be audited at frequent intervals the accounts of every officer or employee who does or may receive or disburse money on behalf of the city.
(G) He shall have charge of and cause to be prepared and published all statements and reports required by law or ordinance to be prepared and published and all resolutions of the Council required to be published.
(H) The Commissioner in charge of the Department of Accounts and Finances shall also be Vice President of the Council, and in the absence of the Mayor or his inability to act, shall preside over the Council, and shall perform all the usual duties of the Mayor and head of the Department of Public Affairs.
('71 Code, § 3-2-1)