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The Village Treasurer, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath of office prescribed for village officers and execute a bond to the village in the penal sum of double the amount of the taxes to be collected during the fiscal year, with not less than two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the President and Board of Trustees, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and the payment of all money received by him or her according to law and the ordinances of the village.
(Prior Code, § 31.016)
Statutory-reference:
Duties, see 65 ILCS 5/3-10-1
The Village Treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the village, and shall keep a separate account of each fund or appropriation and debts and credits belonging thereto. He or she shall give to every person paying money into the village treasury a receipt therefor, specifying the date of payment and upon what account paid, and he or she shall file copies of such receipts with the Village Clerk at the date of his or her monthly report.
(Prior Code, § 31.017)
He or she shall keep an accurate register of all warrants redeemed and paid by him or her, showing the number, date and amount of each, the fund from which paid and the name of the person to whom paid, as well as when paid; and he or she shall cancel all warrants as soon as redeemed by him or her.
(Prior Code, § 31.018)
The Village Treasurer shall keep all moneys in his or her hands belonging to the village separate and distinct from his or her own money, and he or she is hereby expressly prohibited from using, either directly or indirectly, the village money or warrants, in his or her custody or keeping, for his or her own use or benefit, or that of any other person or persons whomsoever; and any violation of this section shall subject him or her to removal from office by the President and Board of Trustees.
(Prior Code, § 31.019)
It shall be the duty of the Village Treasurer to report to the Village Clerk any officer authorized to receive money for the use of the village who may fail to make a return of the moneys so received by him or her at the time required by law or by the ordinances of the village.
(Prior Code, § 31.020)
The Village Treasurer shall keep his or her books and accounts in such manner as to show with entire accuracy all moneys received and disbursed by him or her for the village, stating from whom and what amount received, and to whom and on what account paid out, and in such way that such books and accounts will exhibit, at all times, the true financial condition of the village, and in such manner as may be readily investigated and understood; and the same, together with all files and papers of such office, shall at all times be open to examination by the President, the Clerk, the Committee on Finance or any member of the Board of Trustees.
(Prior Code, § 31.021)
The Village Treasurer shall, at the first regular meeting in each month, render an account, under oath, showing the state of the treasury at the date of such account, the condition of each appropriation and the balance of money in the treasury. He or she shall also accompany such accounts with a statement of all moneys received into the treasury and on what account, together with all warrants redeemed and paid by him or her, which such warrants, with any and all vouchers held by him or her, shall be delivered to the Village Clerk, and filed with his or her account in the Village Clerk’s office upon the day of such settlement. He or she shall return all warrants paid by him or her and stamped and marked “paid”. He or she shall keep a register of all warrants.
(Prior Code, § 31.022)
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