San Fernando Municipal Code Div. 4 City Treasurer

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1663, § 2, adopted April 3, 2017, repealed div. 4, §§ 2-191 and 2-192 and enacted a new div. 4 as set out herein. Former div. 4 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from the Code of 1957; Ord. No. 1515, adopted April 3, 2000; and Ord. No. 1664, adopted January 17, 2017.

(a) As authorized under Government Code § 36510, the power to appoint the city treasurer shall be vested in the city manager and such appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager. The foregoing notwithstanding, the city council, by subsequent ordinance, reserves the right to vest all authority to appoint the city treasurer in itself to the fullest extent authorized under Government Code § 36510.

(b) Pursuant to Government Code §§ 36508 through 36510, San Fernando voters at the city general municipal election of March 7, 2017 approved a city-initiated ballot measure which converted the elected office of city treasurer to an appointive office. In so far as the voters of the city also elected a city treasurer one final time at the city's general municipal election of March 7, 2017, the first appointment to the office of city treasurer as authorized under subsection (a) of this section, above, shall be made upon the earlier the of the following: (i) upon the expiration of the term of office of the person elected to serve as city treasurer at the March 7, 2017 general municipal election; or (ii) upon the occurrence of a vacancy by such person prior the expiration of his or her four-year term of office.

(Ord. No. 1663, § 2, 4-3-2017)

(a) Any person appointed to serve in the capacity of city treasurer must be an employee of the city who meets such professional qualifications as may be established and from time-to-time modified by the city manager acting in consultation with the city council.

(b) As provided under Government Code § 36510, the person appointed to serve as city treasurer need not be a resident of the city.

(c) The city council by subsequent ordinance shall be authorized to amend and/or modify the qualification requirements set forth under this section, above, provided that any such requirements are not in conflict with applicable state law.

(Ord. No. 1664, § 2, 1-17-2017; Ord. No. 1663, § 2, 4-3-2017)

(a) The city treasurer shall perform all such duties as may be imposed upon him or her as provided by state law or under the San Fernando Municipal Code.

(b) Pursuant to Government Code § 36518, the city treasurer shall execute a bond in an amount to be fixed by the city council by resolution.

(Ord. No. 1663, § 2, 4-3-2017)