Ukiah Municipal Code Art. 2 Finance Director

In accordance with the authority as granted in California public laws AB 1859 and AB 343, the office of director of finance is hereby created and established.

(Ord. 515, § 1(a), adopted 1956)

The director of finance shall be the chief accounting officer of the city and shall consolidate all accounting matters of the city in this office, as an entirely separate and distinct entity from all other departments. This office shall be independent from the city clerk and city treasurer. The director of finance shall be the ranking departmental officer, subordinate only to the city manager.

(Ord. 515, § 1(a), adopted 1956)

This office shall be appointive; the director of finance shall be appointed by the city manager with the approval of the city council; the director of finance shall serve at and during the pleasure of the city manager.

(Ord. 515, § 1(b), adopted 1956)

The Director of Finance shall be qualified by sufficient technical accounting training, skill and experience to be proficient in the office. The Director of Finance shall also show evidence of his executive ability.

(Ord. 515, § 1(c), adopted 1956)

Residence in the City shall not be deemed a necessary qualification for appointment to this office.

(Ord. 515, § 2, adopted 1956)

The Director of Finance shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be approved by the City Council, in such sum as may be determined by the City Council and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties imposed on the Director of Finance as herein described. The bond fee shall be a proper charge against such funds of the City as the City Council shall designate.

(Ord. 515, § 3, adopted 1956)

The Director of Finance shall receive such compensation as the City Council shall from time to time determine and fix by resolution, and said compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the City as the City Council shall designate.

(Ord. 515, § 3, adopted 1956)

The Director of Finance shall be the Chief Accounting Officer for the City under the direction and control of the City Manager. He shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the accounting functions for the City. All of the duties, responsibilities and authority imposed upon the City Clerk as Chief Accounting Officer for the City are hereby transferred to and imposed upon the Director of Finance. He shall be responsible for the efficient performance of the duties and responsibilities, namely: He shall:

A. Supervise and control all appointed personnel in the City's general office.

B. Be responsible for all accounting functions of the City, and collections from consumers' accounts.

C. Have authority to reassign employees under his supervision temporarily or permanently to meet emergencies and volume growth requirements.

D. Administer laws and ordinances pertaining to taxes, licenses and permits.

E. Cause current accounts to be kept of all funds, revenue, receipts, expenditures and financial commitments of the City.

F. Apply budgetary control of expenditures in order that they will not exceed either anticipated expenditures or actual receipts.

G. Collect, receive and deposit all monies of the City and keep proper records therefor.

H. Cause the performance of accounting control of storage and issuance of materials and supplies.

I. Present to the City Manager an estimate, plan, and program of the City's financial activities.

J. Be custodian of the City's permanent accounting records.

K. Prescribe and control forms and procedures of all other departments which pertain to revenues, receipts or expenditures, in any manner.

L. Prepare and issue all warrants.

M. Prepare financial statements and statistical reports.

N. Prepare estimate of annual revenues and expenditures.

O. Perform cost accounting as directed by the City Manager.

P. Have the right to audit the accounting functions performed by all other departments and divisions of the City.

Q. Perform such other functions as the City Manager may specify or as may be prescribed by action of the Council.

(Ord. 515, § 5, adopted 1956)

Should the Director of Finance be absent or disabled, the City Manager shall designate an Acting Director of Finance.

(Ord. 515, § 6, adopted 1956)