Guadalupe Municipal Code Ch. 2.12 Director of Finance

The Office of Director of Finance for the City is hereby created and established. The City Administrator shall be responsible for hiring and supervising the Director of Finance.

(Ord. 238 §1, 1984; Ord. 90-299 § 1; Ord. 2003-360 §1)

Before entering upon the duties of this office, the Director of Finance shall be bonded to assure the faithful and honest performance of his or her duties, as herein prescribed. The penal sum of the bond shall be in a reasonable amount, as recommended by the City Attorney and fixed by the City Council by resolution.

(Ord. 238 §2, 1984)

It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance to act in all cases to promote, secure and preserve the financial and property interests of the City, and he or she shall have the power and duty to:

A. Perform the duties imposed upon the City Clerk by Sections 37200 to 37209, and Sections 40802 through 40805 of the Government Code of the State, and any other financial and accounting duties required by law;

B. Exercise the day-to-day supervision of all City officers regarding proper management of the fiscal concerns of their respective offices, prescribe the form of accounts and reports to be rendered to him or her, and insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.

C. The Director of Finance, as required by the City's day-to-day operations, shall also:

1. Examine and audit from time to time the accounts of all officers and departments;

2. See that all officers and employees receiving money pay the same into the treasury as required, and that all necessary financial reports are made by officers, and shall report all delinquencies or defaults in payment or in report to the City Council and the City Attorney, who shall take the amount of any such default or delinquency.

3. Demand and receive all moneys and fees owing to the City whenever the means of collection of such is not otherwise prescribed by law. When not collectible by other means, he or she shall report such debt to the City Attorney for collection;

4. Prepare and audit a register of demands against the City and certify the same to the City Council at each regular Council meeting;

5. Keep all general accounts of the City government, and transmit, at least monthly, to the City Council and all departments and officers current information of the classified unencumbered appropriation balances;

6. Collect all licenses and fees in the manner authorized and required by law, and issue all permits and licenses except those which are required by law to be issued by a particular department or officer;

7. Perform such additional duties as are prescribed from time to time by the City Council or State authority.

8. Assist the City Treasurer in compiling financial reports required by the position of treasurer by Section 41000 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California. To this end, copies of Finance Department reports transmitted to the City Council for consideration in open session shall be forwarded to the City Treasurer.

(Ord. 90-299 §4)

Nothing in this chapter should be construed as a diminution of the responsibilities and duties of the City Treasurer as delimited by Section 41000 et seq. of the Government Code of the State of California.

(Ord. 90-299 §5)