A. Office Created: There is hereby created the office of the budget officer. The budget officer shall be designated by the village manager. (1965 Code § 1-18-1; amd. Ord. 04-21-09-04, 4-21-2009)
B. Powers And Duties: The budget officer shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Permit, encourage and establish the use of efficient planning, budgeting, auditing, reporting, accounting, and other fiscal management procedures in all village departments, commissions and boards.
2. Compile an annual budget in accordance with section 3-1-2 of this chapter.
3. Examine all books and records of all village departments, commissions, and boards which relate to monies received by the village, village departments, commissions and boards, and paid out by the village, village departments, commissions and boards, debts and accounts receivable, amounts owed by or to the village, village departments, commissions and boards.
4. Obtain such additional information from the village, village departments, commissions, and boards as may be useful to the budget officer for purposes of compiling a municipal budget, such information to be furnished by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards in the form required by the budget officer. Any department, commission or board which refuses to make such information as is requested of it available to the budget officer shall not be permitted to make expenditures under any subsequent budget for the village until such village department, commission or board shall comply in full with the request of the budget officer.
5. Establish and maintain such procedures as shall ensure that no expenditures are made by the village, village department, commission, or board except as authorized by the budget. (1965 Code § 1-18-2)