The Director of Finance shall attend all meetings of Council. In the event of the absence or disability of the Director of Finance, the Mayor may designate an assistant to the Director of Finance, who shall perform the duties of the Director of Finance in all respects and with all powers. Such designation shall be confirmed by Council.
The Director of Finance shall keep the books of the Municipality, exhibit accurate accounting of all monies received, expended, and encumbered, and a record of all property owned by the Municipality, and the income derived therefrom, and a record of all taxes and assessments levied or assessed by the Municipality, and generally shall perform the fiscal duties and functions discharged by the Clerk of a Village and the Auditor of a City.
Without limitation as to the generality of his duties, the Director of Finance shall examine all payrolls, bills and other claims against the Municipality, and shall issue no warrant for the payment thereof unless he or she shall find that they are in proper form, correctly computed and duly approved and payable, and that the necessary appropriation from monies in the treasury or in process of collection have been made. The Director of Finance shall perform all other duties required of him or her by this Charter or by ordinance of Council.
The Director of Finance shall be custodian of all monies of the Municipality and of all evidences of investments of municipal monies and shall keep and preserve the same in such manner and in such place or places as shall be determined by Council. He or she shall keep a record of all receipts and disbursements of municipal monies. In general, without limitations as to particularity, the Director of Finance shall discharge the duties and functions of the Treasurer of the Municipality.