(a) The official depository of the City shall be known as the City Treasury, which shall be under the direction and control of the Treasurer, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City Treasury. In addition to the powers and duties of the Treasurer as provided in Charter Section 301, the Treasurer shall maintain a modern system of accounting, which shall at all times show the balance in the various funds and accounts of the City government, as created by ordinance or otherwise.
(b) Pursuant to Charter Section 514, all of the powers, duties and functions of the City Treasury as set forth in Charter Sections 301 through 303, Chapter 5.1, Article 1, Division 20 of this Code, and other provisions of applicable law, are hereby transferred to the Office of Finance. In addition, all of the powers, duties and functions of the City Treasurer as set forth in Charter Sections 301 through 303, Chapter 5.1 of Article 1, Division 20 of this Code, and other provisions of applicable law, are hereby transferred to the Director of Finance, who is authorized to act as, and with the title of, City Treasurer or Director of Finance as required or called for in the exercise of those respective powers, duties and functions.
(c) The powers, duties and functions described in Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section are transferred to the Office of Finance pursuant to Charter Section 514, and the transfers shall be operative on July 1, 2011. Personnel, funds and equipment to perform those powers, duties and functions will be provided in the City Budget or any amendment thereto by appropriate action of the City Council and Mayor. It is the intention of City Council to transfer to the Office of Finance all positions which currently exist in the Office of the Treasurer whose duties and responsibilities consist of performing the powers, duties and functions that are transferred by this Section, and which the Council determines to be required by the Office of Finance. It is also the intention of the City Council that all positions transferred to the Office of Finance be filled with personnel who occupy those positions at the time of the transfer.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Charter, Sec. 58.
Section Repealed by Ord. No. 173,337, Eff. 7-10-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
New Article 2 and Section Added by Ord. No. 173,337, Eff. 7-10-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
Amended by: In Entirety, Ord. No. 175,297, Eff. 7-28-03; In Entirety, Ord. No. 181,774, Eff. 8-17-11.
Warrants not presented to the Treasurer within two years after their issuance shall be null and void. When warrants presented to the Treasurer within two years after their issuance have all the signatures thereon, as required by law, and are countersigned by the Controller, as elsewhere in the Charter provided, it shall be prima facie evidence of the legality of such warrants, provided that the Treasurer may, in the event of the authenticity of any warrant being questioned, fully investigate and satisfy themself regarding the same before paying.
The Treasurer shall receive no money into the City Treasury unless accompanied by a written authorization from the Controller for such deposit, as elsewhere in the Charter provided.
The Treasurer shall issue receipts for such deposits in triplicate, one to be delivered to the person making the deposit, one to be delivered to the Controller at the close of each business day, and one to be filed in the records of the office of the Treasurer
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 173,337, Eff. 7-10-00, Oper. 7-1-00.
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