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Home My WebLink About~Master - Repealing Chapter 6-A of Municipal Code and Ordinance 919 � t � ORDINANCE NO, 2076' AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 6-A OF THE MUNICIPAL. CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, AND ORDINANCE NO, 9f9 OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA; AND, PROVIDING FOR THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF SUCH OFFICE. Be It Ordained By The City Council of The City of Ames, Iowa Section 1. That Chapter 6-A of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, and Ordinance No, 919 of The City of Ames, Iowa be and the same are hereby repealed, and, the following be and the same is enacted in lieu, thereof to be knows: as Chapter 6A of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa- CHAPTER 6A DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 6A-1 Creation. There is hereby created the Department of Finance of the city under the supervision and direction of the Director of Finance, 6A-2 Appointment, The Director of Finance shall be appointed by the City Manager and shall be under his supervision and control. SA-3 Responsibilities Generally. TIAPirector of Finance shall be responsible for the financiug."Qplanning, reporting and controlling of the financial affairs of the city. 6A-4. Chief Accounting and Warrant Issuing Officer. The Directors of F-finance shall be the chief accounting and warrant issuing officer of the city. 6A-5, General Duties. It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance to act to promote, secure and preserve the financial interests of the city and exercise general supervision over all departments of the city regarding the proper management of the fiscal concerns of the city. He shall be responsible for the financial management as to construction funds, the issuance of bonds, the purchase of investments ford trust and investment funds, investment of any cash surpluses deemed advis�Ole by the city council, and perform such other duties as may from time to time be required of him by the laws of the State or the ordinances of this city. He shall keep suitable books and records in which shall be entered all financial transactions of the city. 6A-6 Examine Accounts and Reports. He shall examine the books and accounts of each department from time to time, see that they are kept in proper form, see that all necessary financial reports are made, and shall report all delinquents in such accounts or reports to the City Manager, 6A-7 Special Tax Book. He shall keep a book to be called "Special Tax Book10 in which he shall enter a memorandum showing all amounts assessed and liens against all lots and parts of lots, or parcels of ground, on account of labor done and materials furnished in the r a r 2. building of sidewalks, sewers, or any other public improve- ment made by the authority of the City Council, the abatement of nuisances, or any other legal charge, the cost of which has been assessed against such lot or parcel of ground or the owners they off, and such book shall at all times be subject to the inspection of any persons, Such books shall contain a description of Lhe property, the date and the amount of the assessment, the owner's name, if known, and such other memorandum as may be proper. 6A-8 He shall keep a true detailed statement of all public funds collected, received and expended on account of the city for any purpose whatever, by any and all public officers, employees or other persons. Such accounts shall show the rectipt, use and disposition of all public funds, and the income, if any derived therefrom, and of all sources of public income and the amount due and received from each source. He shall keep and preserve in his office all receipts, vouchers, and o her documents which are necessary to prove the validity of every transaction and the identity of every person having any beneficial relation thereto. 6A-9 Appropriation Accounts. He shall keep separate accounts of every appropriation, the name and address of each person to whom paid, and for what purpose paid. 6A-10 tility Accounts. He shall keep a separate account for each public utility owned or operated by the city, which accounts all show the true and entire cost of said utility and the operation thereof. 6A-11 collections. He shall keep a separate account of the amount co lected annually by general or special taxation for the services rendered to the public, and the amount and character of the services rendered therefor, and the amount collected annually from private use, if any, for the services rendered to them, and the amount and services rendered therefor. 6A-12 'Warrants Signed and Recorded. He shall, upon approval of the finance committee and by order of the city council, draw and sign all warrants on the city treasury, stating in said warrant on what fund it is to draw. All warrants may b signed personally or by mechanical check signer, imprinti g a facsimile of the signature under the personal direction of the director of finance. No warrant shall be drawn u n any fund or for any purpose in excess of the amount ap ropriated therefor. 6A-13 Statement of Warrants, He shall furnish the city council a complete list of warrants issued on or before the tenth day of every month. Such statement shall show the numbers, amount and purpose for which each of such warrants were drawn. ° 3. 6A-14 Annual Report. He shall ram►ke an annual public report which shall contain an accurate statement in summarized form of all collections and receipts of the city from all sources, all accounts due the public but not collected, and all expenditure for every purpose, a statement in detail of the operation and income of each public utility. The statement shall show in detail the entire public debt which under the law it may contract for the year in which the report is made. He shall cause the annual report to be published in a newspaper of general cir- culation in the city, and on or before the first secular day of February of each year he shall file a certified copy of such --annual report with the aucitor of the state. 6A-15 Receives all Money. He shall receive all moneys due the city from every source, including payments made by consumers of city utility services, and shall credit the same to the proper fund upon his records, and deposit the money received with the city treasurer on or before the fifteenth day of each month. 6A-16 Utility Collections. He shall render a statement to each consumer of city utility service showing the amount due the city for such service, which amount shall be computed upon the rates and under the rules as adopted by the city council. 6A-17 Hospital Board. He shall keep a record of all money received on behalf of Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital and deposit the same with the City Treasurer. He shall draw all warrants to be paid by the hospital when properly audited and approved by the finance committee of said hospital, and make an annual report thereof. 6A-16 Board Member, Utility Retirement System He shall be a member of the board of trustees of the Ames Municipal Utility Retirement system, and shall act as secretary of said board. 6A-19 Secretary, Police and Fire Retirement Boards. He shall act as secretary of the police retirement board and the fireman retirement board. 6A-20 Employees. He shall have power and authority to employ such assistants and employees as he may deem necessary, subject to civil service requirements, and to fix the compensation thereof. He shall have power and authority to suspend or discharge any employee that he has power to appoint or employ, subject to civil service requirements, Section 2. All ordinances:or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law. Passed this 3rd day of August 1965. - M, W. Jor City Clerk Pearle P. DeHart, Mayor i 6/15/65 Moved by Pasley and seconded by Bledsoe Ordinance No. 2076 pass on its first reading Voting Aye: Armstrong, Judge, Pasley, Fisher, Bledsoe Voting Nay: None Absent : Eschbach Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 2076 duly passed on its first reading. 7/20/65 Moved by Pasley and seconded by Bledsoe Ordinance No. 2076 pass on its second reading. Voting Aye : Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe Voting Nay: Judge, Fisher Absent: None Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 2076 passed on its second reading. Moved by Pasley and seconded by Eschbach Ordinance No. 2076 pass on its third reading. Voting Aye: Judge, Pasley, Eschbach, Bledsoe, Fisher Voting Nay: None Absent : None Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 2076 " duly adopted. This is to certify that Ordinance No. 2076 was passed by the City Council of the City of Ames , Iowa, on the 3rd day of August , 1965; that the same has not been signed by the Mayor and he has not returned the same to the City Council with his reasons for failure to sign said Ordinance, nor has he called a meeting of the Council within 14 days after August . 3, 1965 all as provided by Section 360,- .5 , Code of Iowa; and that said Ordinance NO. 2676 is therefore operative without such signature. Dated this 18th day of August , 1965. M. G8. JO RDALiCity Clerk