Fulton Duties of chief financial officer ordinance (§ 2-112)

In all cases where the duty is not expressly charged to any other department or office, it shall be the duty of the chief financial officer to act to promote, secure and preserve the financial and property interests of the city. The chief financial officer shall have the following duties:

(1) Fiscal supervision. Exercise general supervision regarding the proper management of the fiscal concerns of the city.

(2) Report delinquent payments and financial reports. See that officers receiving money pay the money into the city treasury, when required, and that all necessary financial reports are made by officials and shall report all delinquents in such payments or reports to the director of administration and city council.

(3)

Duty upon default of official. Report the default of any official of the city to the director of administration who shall direct the city counselor to take immediate legal measures for the recovery of the amount for which such official may be in default.

(4) Responsibility for proceeds of bonds. Deposit the proceeds of all sales of bonds in the city treasury immediately after he shall have received the proceeds, and, until such deposit, he shall be responsible for the amount thereof.

(5) Payments of money from special trust funds. Pay to the persons duly entitled thereto any money paid into the treasury pursuant to condemnation proceedings or for the redemption of property sold for taxes or arising from special assessments for public improvements, condemnation fund certificates and all special trust funds.

(6) Accounts of receipts and expenditures. Keep in proper books a full and accurate account of all the monies received and disbursed by him in behalf of the city, specifying the time of receipt and disbursement, from whom received and to whom disbursed and on what account received and disbursed and how paid.

(7) Receive and disburse monies. Receive and have custody of all monies paid to the city.

(8) Pay city employees. Pay city employees upon presentation of the properly certified payroll.

(9) Collect monies and fees due city. Demand and receive all monies and fees owing to the city whenever any person is indebted to the city in any manner and the means of collection of such debt is not otherwise provided for by law. When any claim shall not be collectable by other methods, he shall report such to the city counselor for prosecution.

(10) Audit accounts. Examine and audit the accounts of all officials and departments.

(11) Budget duties. Prepare an estimate of revenue and give such other assistance in the preparation of the budget as may be required of him by the director of administration.

(12) Financial statements. Transmit to the director of administration, when so directed, audited statements of cash on hand and of unencumbered appropriation balances for the city as a whole and such other financial statements as the director of administration may from time to time require. He shall keep all departments, boards, commissions or institutions currently informed of its unencumbered appropriation balances.

(13) Keep accounts. Keep all accounts of the city government and of the respective departments, offices, boards, commissions and institutions.