Clovis Municipal Code Art. 7 Director of Finance

There is hereby established the position of Director of Finance which officer shall be in the unclassified civil service of the City.

(§ 1, Ord. 437, eff. January 17, 1968)

The Director of Finance shall be charged with the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) He shall be the accounting officer of the City and shall maintain records readily reflecting the financial condition of the City;

(b) Maintain and operate the general accounting system of the City and of each of the respective departments, divisions, and services thereof;

(c) Perform such accounting functions and duties in accordance with the latest and most modern accounting practices;

(d) Keep and maintain, or prescribe and require the keeping and maintaining of, inventory records of municipal properties necessary in accordance with modern municipal accounting practices;

(e) Assume, maintain, and perform all functions and duties relating to the administration of fees and charges for water, waste disposal, sewer services, sales taxes, and license taxes levied by the City, and the collection thereof;

(f) Assume and perform all municipal functions and duties relating to the preparation, auditing, and disbursement of claims and demands against the City, including payrolls;

(g) Assist in the purchase of all supplies, goods, wares, merchandise, equipment, and material which may be required by the City;

(h) Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and in the administration thereof;

(i) Prepare and present to the Council quarterly, or more frequently if desired, statements of all receipts, disbursements, and balances of the City;

(j) Prepare annually, at the end of each fiscal year, a summary statement of receipts and disbursements by departments and funds, including opening and closing balances in the treasury. He shall cause such annual financial statement to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City, no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of the fiscal year for which the report is computed; and

(k) Prepare such other financial reports and perform such other and additional duties and functions as may hereafter be prescribed by the Council.

(§ 1, Ord. 437, eff. January 17, 1968)

Before entering on the duties of his office, the Director of Finance shall execute a bond conforming to the provisions of the Government Code of the State relating to bonds of public officers. The penal sum of the bond shall be in a reasonable amount recommended by the City Attorney and fixed by the Council by resolution.

(§ 1, Ord. 437, eff. January 17, 1968)

The Director of Finance may appoint deputies for whose acts he and his bondmen will be responsible. The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the Director of Finance and receive such compensation as is provided by the Council.

(§ 1, Ord. 437, eff. January 17, 1968)