The Director of Finance shall be the head of the Finance Department of the city and shall have the power and be vested and charged with the following duties and responsibilities, under the jurisdiction of the City Manager:
(A) Maintain and operate the general accounting system of the city and of each of the respective departments, divisions and services thereof; he shall prescribe the accounting and bookkeeping procedure that may now or hereafter be established or in operation in any department;
(B) Perform such accounting functions and duties in accordance with the latest and most modern accounting methods as the science of accounting progresses;
(C) Keep and maintain, prescribe and require the keeping and maintaining of inventory records, and central stores accounts;
(D) Assume, maintain and perform all functions and duties as the City Council may now or hereafter prescribe relating to the administration of taxes, licenses and permit fees levied or charged by the city, and for the collection thereof (except business licenses and permits which shall be the function of the City Clerk), and be charged with the investment of moneys of the city;
(E) Assume and perform all municipal functions and duties relating to the preparation, pre-auditing, presenting, and disbursement of claims, warrants and demands against the city, including payrolls to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;
(F) Assist in the purchase of all services, supplies, goods, wares, merchandise, equipment and material which may be required by the city;
(G) Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and in the administration thereof as the City Manager may direct;
(H) Perform all the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the City Clerk before December 18, 1957, and the City Clerk shall be relieved of such duties, including all such duties imposed upon the City Clerk by Cal. Gov't Code Title 4, Division 3, Part 2, Chapter 4, Article 1 and by Cal. Gov't Code §§ 40802 through 40805;
(I) Perform such duties as may be imposed upon him by law or by the direction of the City Manager.
(`83 Code, § 2.28.030)