(A) Establishment. The office of City Treasurer is hereby established.
(B) Appointment and qualifications. The Mayor, with approval of City Council, shall appoint a City Treasurer who shall be the custodian of all funds of the city. The Mayor may remove the City Treasurer at will except as otherwise provided by statute or ordinance. The City Treasurer shall have graduated from an accredited high school and shall be chosen on the basis of his or her secretarial and accounting skills.
(C) Duties and powers. The City Treasurer shall have and exercise all powers and duties assigned to him or her by statute, this section, and such other municipal responsibilities as are delegated from time to time. He or she shall advise the Mayor, the City Council, and all other city officers and employees in all financial matters pertaining to their municipal duties or employment or affecting the interests of the city. He or she shall collect, keep safe, promptly deposit, and account for all city revenues and monies from all sources, shall maintain accurate and complete records of all city financial transactions according to accepted accounting standards, and shall submit summary statements of receipts and disbursements monthly to the City Council if Council so requires. He or she shall prepare and maintain payroll records for all city officers and employees, verify the public purpose of and the city’s legal obligation for all disbursements from city funds, pay all claims and accounts against the city approved by the City Council, and sign all checks authorized to be issued against city funds, if so required by City Council.
(D) Oath and bond. No person shall be appointed or act as the City Treasurer unless such person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the state Constitution, and has provided a bond in the sum of $10,000 with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the state and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(E) Compensation. The compensation of the City Treasurer shall be in an amount to be established by City Council from time to time as set forth in § 31.02.
(2005 Code, § 31.37) (Ord. 112, passed 6-6-1978)