(A) Duties. The Treasurer shall receive all money paid into the city either directly from the person paying or from the hands of other officer or employee as may receive it. He or she shall pay out money only on warrants properly signed in accordance with the provisions of § 36.05. He or she shall keep the deposit of the city money only in the designated depositories, and he or she shall keep the money separate and distinct from his own money and shall not make private or personal use of any city money.
(B) Records. The Treasurer shall keep the records showing all money received by him, showing the source from which it is received and the purpose for which it is paid, and he or she shall keep records at all times showing the financial status of the city and the books and accounts as may be required by statute or ordinance, and he or she shall keep them in the manner required by the City Council. He or she shall keep a register of all warrants, bonds or orders filed with him or paid by him and all vouchers as is required by state statute. These records/accounts shall always be subject to inspection by the Corporate Authorities.
(C) Monthly report. At the end of every month, the Treasurer shall render an account to the City Council showing the state of the Treasury. This monthly financial report shall include statements of moneys received, moneys expended and the balance of money in the Treasury for each fund.
(D) Annual Treasurer’s report. Each fiscal year, as required by state statute, the Treasurer shall make out and file with the City Clerk a full and detailed account of all city receipts and expenditures and of all his transactions as Treasurer during the preceding fiscal year, and he or she shall show in that account the state of the Treasury at the close of the fiscal year. The Clerk shall publish the account at least once, within 10 days, in 1 or more newspapers with a general circulation within the city.
(E) Additional duties. The Treasurer shall perform the other duties as may be prescribed by state statute or by the City Council.
(F) Salary of Treasurer. The salary of Treasurer shall be fixed at $225 per month, for a total of $2,700 per fiscal year, and shall be paid monthly from the General Fund of the city. Effective the first Council meeting following the April 2009 election, the salary of Treasurer shall be fixed at $275 per month, for a total of $3,300 per fiscal year.
(Ord. 070896E, passed 7-8-1996; Am. Ord. 2008-MC07, passed 9-22-2008)