(A) Establishment of office. In accordance with the authority for the appointment of such village officers as the Council shall deem necessary for the execution of the powers granted to the village contained in Public Act 3 of 1895, M.C.L.A. § 62.1, as amended, there is hereby established the office of the Village Treasurer. The Village Treasurer is an administrative officer of the village.
(B) Appointment of Village Treasurer. The Village President shall appoint the Village Treasurer, subject to the approval by a majority vote of the Village Council. The Village Treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the Village President and may, upon recommendation of the Village President, be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority vote of the Village Council, but only after a hearing before the Village Council. The Village Treasurer will report and be responsible to the Village President for the official functions and activities of the Village Treasurer’s position and for the day-to-day operations of the office, except as otherwise provided by state law. The Village Treasurer shall be selected on the basis of administrative and technical abilities.
(C) Term of office. The term of office of the Village Treasurer shall be two years from the second Monday of March of each even-numbered year and until a successor is appointed.
(D) Duties. The Village Treasurer shall possess all the powers vested in, and shall be charged with all the duties imposed upon, treasurers by state law.
(1) In addition, the Village Treasurer shall perform all other such duties in the manner prescribed by the General Law Village Act of the state, Public Act 3 of 1895, M.C.L.A. §§ 61.1 et seq., the ordinances of the village or by state law.
(2) The Village Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be assigned or prescribed by state law, ordinances of the village or resolutions of the Village Council.
(3) The Village Treasurer shall:
(a) Have custody of all monies of the village and all evidence of value belonging to the village, or held in trust by the village;
(b) Receive all monies belonging to and receivable by the village, that may be collected by any officials or employees of the village, including license fees, taxes, assessments, utility charges and all other charges belonging to and payable to the village,
and in all cases give a receipt therefor;
(c) Keep and deposit all monies or funds in such manner and only in such places as may be determined and report the same in detail to the Village President and in accordance with the General Law Village Act of the state, Public Act 3 of 1895, M.C.L.A. §§ 61.1 et seq., state law, ordinances and policies;
(d) Have such powers, duties and prerogatives as are conferred by law to enforce the collection of state, county, village and school taxes upon real and personal property;
(e) Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the village or in its possession in a fiduciary capacity; and
(f) Safely keep all bonds and notes of the village.
(Ord. 138, passed 11-8-2000)