The Director of Finance shall have authority and shall be required to:
(a) Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all moneys and expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;
(b) Maintain a general accounting system for the City and each of its offices, departments and agencies; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control over each officer, department and agency; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the City budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; and require reports of receipts and disbursements from each office, department and agency of the City to be made daily or at such intervals as he may deem expedient;
(c) Submit to the City Manager and Council a monthly statement of all receipts, disbursements and unpaid accounts in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City;
(d) Prepare for the City Manager and Council, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report;
(e) Supervise and be responsible for all special assessments for the City and give such notice of special assessments as may be required by law;
(f) Collect all taxes, special assessments, license fees and other revenues of the City for whose collection the City is responsible and receive all moneys receivable by the City from the County, State or Federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department or agency of the City; subject to such regulations as Council may hereafter prescribe through the City Manager;
(g) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the City, or any office, department or agency of the City;
(h) Deposit all funds coming into his hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of Council, or, if no such resolution is adopted, and all such deposits shall be subject to the requirements of general law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the City and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account;
(i) Except as otherwise provided by general law, have custody of all investments and invested funds of the City, or in possession of the City in a fiduciary capacity, and of all bonds and notes of the City and receive and deliver City bonds and notes for transfer, registration or exchange;
(j) Approve all proposed expenditures after determining that there is an unencumbered balance of appropriated and available funds;
(k) Establish departmental policies and structure as the Director of Finance sees fit, with the consent of the City Manager;
(l) Issue all licenses and permits, subject to the approval of the appropriate regulatory district as designated by law or by order of the City Manager; and
(m) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
(Ord. 9075. Passed 4-7-87.)