The Director of Finance shall be the head of the Department of Finance and the fiscal officer of the Municipality and shall possess suitable qualifications for that position. The Director of Finance shall serve the Mayor and the Council as financial advisor in connection with municipal affairs. The Director of Finance shall keep the financial records of the Municipality, exhibiting accurate statements of all moneys received and expended, of all property owned by the Municipality, and of all taxes and assessments levied by the Municipality. The Director of Finance shall be custodian of all public moneys of the Municipality, shall keep and preserve such moneys in the place or places authorized by ordinance, and shall disburse the same as may be required by law or ordinance. The Director of Finance shall not allow the amount set aside for any appropriation to be overdrawn or drawn for any other purpose. The Director of Finance shall prepare the payroll covering all municipal officials and employees and shall prepare such financial statements and reports as may be requested by the Mayor or the Council or as may be required by the laws of the State of Ohio. The Director of Finance shall have the right to examine and audit the accounts of all officers, employees, departments, boards and commissions and may require evidence that the amount of any claim presented to the Director of Finance is due.
The Director of Finance shall not pay any salary or compensation to any person holding a position in the classified service unless the payroll for such salary or compensation shall bear the certificate of the Civil Service Commission. Any sums paid in the absence of such certificate may be recovered by the Municipality.
(Ord. 2019-39. Passed 12-9-19.)