Section 6.02 Powers, Duties and Functions.

   (A)    The Director of Finance shall be the chief fiscal officer of the City. He shall, on behalf of the City, collect all taxes, assessments and monies due; disburse funds as authorized; select depositories; invest funds when available for investment; maintain an efficient general accounting system according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (G.A.A.P.) as restated in Governmental Accounting for Financial Reporting (G.A.F.R.); specify and supervise departmental accounting, including invoicing, receiving and, where appropriate, cost accounting systems; and represent the City with other governmental fiscal agencies. He shall sit as a member of the Board of Control and act with the same powers and duties as other members of the Board of Control as set forth and provided in the Ohio Revised Code. The Director of Finance shall perform all duties and functions now or hereafter imposed on City Auditors and Treasurers by the laws of the State of Ohio which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter.

(Amended 11-3-92.)

   (B)    The Director of Finance shall: for the Council and the Mayor report the current financial status of the City not less than quarterly; provide Council all supportive financial information requested for consideration of the annual appropriation ordinance or resolution; and make a yearly report covering all accounts and obligations of the previous fiscal year.

   (C)    The Director of Finance shall serve as fiscal advisor to the Mayor and the Council. He shall assist the Mayor in the preparation of the yearly budget, appropriation ordinances or resolutions and statements of anticipated income, and accept any other duties assigned to him by the written request of the Mayor, if such request has been submitted to the Council and approved, by motion, by a majority vote of all members elected to the Council.

   (D )    The Department of Finance shall consist of the Finance Director and staff, and the Income Tax Division.