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(A) He, with the City Treasurer, shall within ninety days after the first day of May in each year, make out an annual report for publication, giving a detailed statement of all the receipts and liabilities of the City, the condition of all unexpended appropriations, all contracts unfulfilled, the balance of money remaining in the Treasury, all sums due and outstanding, and all other matters necessary to exhibit the true financial condition of the City.
(B) When examined and approved by the City Manager, the Treasurer shall publish said report in such manner as the Council may direct.
(Prior Code, Art. 1, § 1.5(s))
(A) (1) The Finance Executive shall conduct a thorough and continuous internal audit of all receipts, payments assets and liabilities of all funds handled by the City, or by any agency thereof, in order to protect the City from loss through accident, negligence, or dishonesty.
(2) Said Finance Executive shall audit all reports of officers handling any City monies and submit same to the City Manager, together with any obligations he has thereto.
(3) (a) It shall be his responsibility to see that all amounts legally due the City are correctly computed, collected in full and deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the proper fund and account.
(b) He shall verify the daily cash transactions and certify to the correctness of the daily cash report.
(B) The Finance Executive shall, when so ordered by the City Manager, and may upon his own initiative, make special audits and investigations into the finances of any department of the City Government. At the close of each fiscal year the Council shall cause an audit to be made of the City accounts by duly qualified public accountants.
(Prior Code, Art. 1, § 1.5(t))
All warrants, books, and all papers pertaining to his office as such Finance Executive, shall at all times be open to the inspection of and subject to the examination of the Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director, City Treasurer, and any Councilman.
(Prior Code, Art. 1, § 1.5(u))
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
There is hereby established a Legal Department for the City of Mt. Vernon which Department shall be under the supervision and direction of the City Manager for all administrative purposes and which Department may consist of a Corporation Counsel, a City Attorney, or such Assistants and Special Assistants as determined by the City Council, all of whom shall be Attorneys at Law duly licensed to practice in the State of Illinois.
(Prior Code, Art. 2, § 2.2A) (Ord. 2024-10, passed 4-1-2024)
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