Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Ch. 2.16 Administrative Services Department

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Editor's note— Section 3 of Ord. No. 650, adopted Feb. 26, 2013, amended ch. 2.16 in its entirety, in effect repealing §§ 2.16.010—2.16.050, and enacting new provisions in lieu thereof as §§ 2.16.010—2.16.050. Formerly, such provisions pertained to the financial services department, and derived from prior code §§ 2-8.01—2-8.05; and Ord. No. 547, §§ 2(E)—(G), adopted 2003; and an amendment adopted Dec. 2003.

An administrative services department is created and established and shall be subject to the general administrative direction of the city manager.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 2-26-2013)

The administrative services department shall be responsible for the entire financial, accounting, and information technology operations of the city, including, but not necessarily limited to, the receipt, disbursement and deposit in the treasury of all city moneys, assistance in the preparation of the city budget, maintenance of all accounting procedures and records, centralized purchasing for all city departments, and any other duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the city manager, council or state laws.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 2-26-2013; Ord. No. 2025-009, § 4, 9-9-2025)

The position of administrative services director is created and established and shall be filled by appointment of, and serve at the pleasure of, the city manager. The administrative services director shall be fully responsible for all the functions and duties of the administrative services department as established by state laws, ordinances, or resolutions.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 2-26-2013)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 37209 and 40805.5 of the Government Code of the state, all the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the city clerk by Sections 37201 through 37208 and Sections 40802 through 40805 of said Government Code are transferred to the administrative services director, who shall be deemed to be the city's director of finance for any and all purposes required by law.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 2-26-2013)

Before entering upon the duties of office, the administrative services director shall execute a bond to the city. Except as may otherwise be provided, such bond shall conform to the provisions of the Government Code of the state relating to bonds of public officers, and the penal sum of the bond shall be in a reasonable amount recommended by the city attorney and fixed by the council by resolution. Any premium for such required bond shall be assumed by the city.

(Ord. No. 650, § 3, 2-26-2013)