Chapter 1.07
CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR/TREASURER
Sections:
1.07.040 Office created.
1.07.080 Powers and duties.
1.07.120 Oath and bond.
1.07.160 Budget transfer – Authorization.
1.07.200 Budget transfers – Report.
1.07.040 Office created.
There is hereby established the office of city finance director/treasurer in and for the city of Ellensburg. [Ord. 3615 § 3, 1988.]
1.07.080 Powers and duties.
Under the supervision of the city manager, the city finance director/treasurer shall perform the duties of treasurer, controller, utility accountant, utility collector and shall study, report, and advise in all matters pertaining to the city budget, finances, and investments and whose duties shall also include, without limitation, the following:
A. Receive and safely keep all money which comes into the city treasury and follow all laws of the state of Washington regarding the accountability therefor.
B. Maintain a general accounting system for the city government and each of its offices and departments.
C. Maintain separate accounts of the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amount paid therefrom and the unencumbered balance, and prepare monthly reports showing the financial operations as they pertain to the city's budget.
D. Audit and approve, subject to final approval by the city manager and the city council, before payment, all bills, payrolls, and other evidences of claims, demands, or charges against the city government.
E. Prepare at the end of each fiscal year a complete financial statement and report of all departments and funds of the city.
F. Keep such books, accounts, and make such reports as may be required by the Division of Municipal Corporations of the Office of the State Auditor.
G. In the absence of the city clerk, perform all the duties of the city clerk as provided by law. [Ord. 3615 § 3, 1988.]
1.07.120 Oath and bond.
The city finance director/treasurer, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall take an oath and execute and file with the city an official bond in the amount of $100,000, conditioned upon the honest and faithful performance of the official duties of said office. [Ord. 3615 § 3, 1988.]
1.07.160 Budget transfer – Authorization.
The city manager is authorized to order and direct transfers of line items within a function or between functions within a department's budget appropriations. [Ord. 3615 § 3, 1988.]
1.07.200 Budget transfers – Report.
A report of such transfers mentioned in ECC 1.07.160 shall be made a part of the annual financial report in which the original appropriations, the final appropriations, and any changes shall be shown. [Ord. 3615 § 3, 1988.]