Brisbane Municipal Code Ch. 2.06 Finance Director

The office of finance director is created and established pursuant to Sections 40805.5 and 37209 of the Government Code. The finance director shall be appointed by the city manager and shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).

The finance director shall be the head of the finance department and shall have the power and be vested and charged with the following duties and responsibilities:

A. Function as the city treasurer and cooperate with other officials of the city in establishing and maintaining sufficient and satisfactory procedures and controls over revenues and expenditures of all departments, divisions and services of the city, in accordance with current municipal accounting practice;

B. Supervise and manage the functions of the city's finance department, including recommendation for appointment of such subordinate employees as may be necessary for operation of such department;

C. Maintain and operate the general accounting system of the city and of each of the respective departments, divisions and services thereof. The finance director shall prescribe the accounting and bookkeeping procedure that may at any time be established or be in operation in any department;

D. Maintain, or prescribe and require the maintaining of inventory records of city properties necessary to comply with current municipal accounting practices;

E. Assume, maintain and perform all functions and duties relating to the administration and collection of taxes, assessments, fees and other charges levied by or payable to the city;

F. Assume and perform the duties relating to preparing, auditing, presenting and disbursing claims, warrants and demands against the city, including payrolls;

G. Assist in the purchase of all services, supplies, goods, merchandise, equipment and materials required by the city;

H. Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and in the administration thereof as the city manager may direct;

I. Prepare or cause to be prepared and present to the city council in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city, the following reports:

1. A monthly statement of all receipts, disbursements and balances of the city,

2. An annual statement or report on the financial condition of the city,

3. Such other financial reports as the city council or the city manager may request;

J. Perform such other additional duties and functions as may be imposed upon the finance director by law or by the direction of the city council or the city manager.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).

Pursuant to Sections 40805.5 and 37209 of the Government Code, the duties imposed upon the city clerk under Sections 37201 through 37209 of the Government Code, and the financial and accounting duties imposed upon the city clerk under Sections 40802 through 40805 of the Government Code are transferred to the finance director.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).

2.06.040 Compensation. The finance director shall receive such compensation as the city council shall from time to time determine and fix by budget or resolution, and the compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the city as the city council may designate.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).

The finance director shall furnish to the city a corporate surety bond to be approved by the city attorney and paid for by the city, in the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed on the finance director as prescribed by this chapter. The bond fee shall be a proper charge against such funds as the city council shall designate.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).

Should the finance director be absent or disabled, the city manager shall designate a temporary acting finance director.

(Ord. 435 § 1(part), 1999).