Truckee Municipal Code Ch. 2.17 Finance Director

There is hereby established a Department of Finance. The duties of the Department of Finance shall include all fiscal operations of the Town and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:

(a) To prepare monthly statements indicating the Town's financial condition;

(b) To prepare for the Town Manager a complete financial statement at the end of each fiscal year;

(c) To assist in the preparation of a preliminary proposed budget, including a summary of all anticipated revenues and expenditures;

(d) To receive or collect all moneys or revenues due the Town;

(e) To maintain custody of all public funds and securities belonging to or under the control of the Town, depositing and investing such funds in accordance with principles of sound treasury management;

(f) To maintain the accounting systems for the Town government, supervising and controlling disbursements and expenditures, including the payroll, through a system of budget controls; and

(g) To have such other functions as may by ordinance of the Council or directive of the Town Manager be assigned or delegated to the Department of Finance.

There shall be a Director of Finance who shall be appointed by, and be responsible to, the Town Manager. The Director of Finance, subject to the approval of the Town Manager, shall organize and maintain such divisions in the Department of Finance as the operations may require and shall be responsible for the direction and control of all the functions assigned to the Department of Finance.

The Director of Finance shall, subject to the approval of the Town manager, designate an individual who shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Director of Finance in the event of absence or disability.

In addition to all other duties, the Director of Finance shall have the duties and obligations specified in the general laws of the State assigned to the office of the Town Treasurer, Town Tax Collector, and Town Assessor. The Director of Finance shall be the Town Treasurer, Town Tax Collector, and Town Assessor and, as such officers, shall have the authority to execute on behalf of the Town any and all documents and instruments required to be executed as Town Treasurer, Town Tax Collector, or Town Assessor.

(ORD 93-15 06-03-93)