§ 2-141. Office established; appointment; powers and duties.

(a)

There is created the office of financial services director as required by G.S. 159-24. The financial services director shall be appointed by the city manager. The financial services director shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities as set forth in G.S. ch. 159, as well as such other powers, duties and responsibilities as may be conferred on him by other laws of the state and ordinances of the city.

(b)

All powers, duties and responsibilities required to be exercised by the financial services director which were formerly exercised by the city clerk are transferred to the financial services director.

(c)

Except as may be otherwise required by the General Statutes, the financial services director shall be subordinate to and subject to the administrative control of the city manager, and, in addition to such powers, duties and responsibilities expressly conferred upon him by the General Statutes, he shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the city manager.

(d)

Except as may be provided otherwise by state law, the Charter, this Code, or other ordinance, the financial services director shall receive all money belonging to the city, and shall make prompt deposit thereof in the city depository designated by the council. The financial services director shall pay out money belonging to the city only on proper voucher, signed by the city manager and the financial services director. The financial services director shall perform such other duties of a fiscal nature as may be required of him by state law, the Charter, this Code or other ordinance or by the city manager or the council.

(e)

Pursuant to authority granted in G.S. 105-381(b), the council may delegate its authority to determine requests for refund or release of tax of less than $100.00.

(1)

The financial services director, to whom this authority is delegated, shall make monthly reports to the council concerning the actions taken by him on requests for release or refund.

(2)

All actions taken by the council or the financial services director on requests for release or refund shall be recorded in the minutes of the council.

(Code 1985, § 30.08)

State law reference

Fidelity bond required, G.S. 159-29.

Charter reference

City finance, § 7.1 et seq.