The Manager shall serve as the Director of Finance, unless and until the Council shall, by a majority vote of all of its members, create the separate office of Director of Finance. In the event of the creation of such separate office by the Council, the Director of Finance shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council; and he may hold any other administrative office or position of employment with the Municipality except that of the Solicitor. Once created, such separate office of Director of Finance may be abolished by a majority vote of all of the members of the Council, in which event, the Manager shall assume the duties of and shall serve as Director of Finance unless and until a separate office of Director of Finance be again created by the Council.
The Finance Director shall be the head of the Department of Finance. He shall be qualified by training or experience to discharge his duties as the head of the Department of Finance in a responsible and capable manner.
During the absence or disability of, or during a vacancy in the office of Director of Finance, the Council may designate any fiscally qualified office or employee of the Municipality to exercise the powers and discharge the duties and functions of the Director of Finance under the title of Acting Finance Director; and such designation may be revoked by the Council at any time; and in any event, shall terminate upon the resumption of duties by the Director of Finance, or the appointment of a new Director of Finance, as the case may be.
(Amended 11-5-85)