§ 2.20.030. Duties of position.

All fiscal and financial matters and activities of the city, including all data processing and computerization pertaining to financial matters, performed by or under the authority of the city auditor, the city treasurer, the city collector, the purchasing agent, the assessors, the management information system department and the water and sewer billing department, shall be under the supervision, direction and control of the director of finance. The city auditor, city treasurer, city collector, the purchasing agent, the assessors, the management information system director and the officers or employees of the city in charge of the water and sewer billing department shall report directly to the director of finance on all financial matters. In addition to supervising, directing and coordinating all city financial functions, the director of finance shall have the following specific powers and duties:

1.

Assist the mayor in preparing the annual operating and capital budgets of the city, as well as update the city's long-term capital improvement plan;

2.

Coordinate the timely preparation of the tax recapitulation sheet and the other financial documents required by the department of revenue for establishment of the yearly tax rate;

3.

Oversee and administer all of the city's insurance programs, including the group health insurance programs offered to the city's employees and retirees;

4.

Oversee and administer the water and sewer enterprise fund;

5.

Plan, coordinate and implement the computerization and integration of accounting, collection, assessing, billing and other financial and management information systems;

6.

Direct the city's purchasing and inventory control procedures; establish clear guidelines regarding the role and authority of the purchasing agent with respect to departmental purchasing;

7.

Direct and coordinate city financial reporting to local, state and federal agencies, as appropriate;

8.

Direct and coordinate the flow of financial information between city departments;

9.

Oversee the outside auditing of the city's finances;

10.

Develop and implement cash and debt management policies and procedures for the city, and oversee all city investments; direct the issuance of all short-term and long-term debt; coordinate the city's credit review and rating; and oversee relations with the investment community;

11.

Coordinate and oversee all city activities related to the application for, and receipt, expenditure and reporting of all grants or loans from the federal or state governments or other sources;

12.

Prepare annual and multi-year financial plans for the city's executive and legislative branches to assist in deliberations on major fiscal policy issues and long term borrowing;

13.

Recommend to the mayor means and methods for improving the management and efficiency of the city's financial operations.

(C.O.04-50A § 1 (part))