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 Baytown
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER
 Article VII. FINANCE ADMINISTRATION

  § 67. Director of finance; powers and duties.  

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  • The director of finance shall have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the city unless otherwise designated by the council and to that end, the director of finance shall have authority and shall be required to:

    (1)

    Compile the estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget as directed by the city manager;

    (2)

    Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all moneys and have control over all expenditures to ensure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;

    (3)

    Maintain a general accounting system for the city government; keep books for and exercise financial budgetary control; keep separate accounts for the items of appropriation contained in the city budget, each of which accounts shall show the amount of the appropriation, the amounts paid therefrom, the unpaid obligations against it and the unencumbered balance; and require reports of receipts and disbursements from each receiving and spending agency of the city government to be made daily or at such intervals as the director of finance may deem expedient;

    (4)

    Submit to the council through the city manager monthly statements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the city;

    (5)

    Prepare, as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete financial statement and report;

    (6)

    Collect all taxes, special assessments, license fees and other revenues of the city or for whose collection the city is responsible and receive all money receivable by the city from the state or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department or agency of the city;

    (7)

    Serve as ex officio city treasurer and shall have custody of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the city, and deposit all funds coming into the director's hands in such depositories as may be designated by the council, or, if no such resolution be adopted, by the city manager, subject to the requirements of law as to surety and the payment of interest on deposits, but all such interest shall be the property of the city and shall be accounted for and credited to the proper account;

    (8)

    Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the city government, or in possession of such government in a fiduciary capacity, and have the safe-keeping of all bonds and notes of the city and the receipt and delivery of city bonds and notes for transfer, registration or exchange;

    (9)

    Supervise and be responsible for implementing a process for the purchase of all supplies, materials, equipment and other articles used by any office, department or agency of the city government; and

    (10)

    Review and certify that there is an unencumbered appropriation and available funds before an expenditure is made.

(Ord. No. 12,110, § 11, 11-19-12; Ord. No. 13,944 , § 18, 11-19-18)