Chapter 2.12
CLERK-TREASURER
Sections:
2.12.010 Offices of clerk and treasurer combined.
2.12.020 Title of office designated.
2.12.010 Offices of clerk and treasurer combined.
The office of the city treasurer shall be combined with the office of the city clerk, and the clerk-treasurer shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval by majority vote of the city council. The clerk-treasurer shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Such appointment must be in writing, signed by the mayor, filed with the clerk-treasurer, and subject to filing bond in such an amount as may be required by law. (Ord. 1644 § 1, 2007; Ord. 790 § 1, 1973).
2.12.020 Title of office designated.
The combined office of clerk-treasurer shall be referred to as the office of the finance director. The city finance director is hereby designated as the city treasurer, pursuant to RCW 35A.42.010. The finance director shall exercise all the powers vested in and perform all the duties required to be performed by the treasurer together with those of the clerk and also perform such other duties as the city may prescribe. The duties and responsibilities of the office remain the same and are not affected by this title change. (Ord. 1644 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1185 § 1, 1991; Ord. 790 § 2, 1973).
2.12.030 Compensation.
The compensation for the office of clerk-treasurer shall be set by ordinance. (Ord. 790 § 5, 1973).
2.12.040 Powers and duties.
The duties of the clerk-treasurer (finance director) shall be such as are prescribed by the laws of the state of Washington and the ordinances of the city for city clerks and city treasurers. The duties include, but are not limited to, financial planning, investing public funds, preparation of the annual budget, data processing, having responsibility for all city revenue and funds, providing the accounting for all utilities, cemetery, firemen’s pension fund, special assessments, providing statistical data accumulation, purchasing and services necessary for the merged clerk-treasurer department, and shall perform the duties of clerk and secretary required in chapter 41.16 RCW. The clerk-treasurer (finance director) shall assist the mayor and council in the preparation of the annual budget, provide information to the mayor and council, supervise accountants and clerical personnel of the finance director department, and have such other duties, responsibilities and functions as set forth in the job classification description of finance director now on file with the city. (Ord. 1185 § 2, 1991; Ord. 790 § 3, 1973).
2.12.050 Effective date.
The combining of the office of city treasurer with that of city clerk shall become effective on June 1, 1973, and on and after said date the office of city treasurer shall be abolished; provided, that if upon the aforesaid effective date there is an elected city treasurer holding that office, said treasurer shall continue in that office until the end of his elected term, or until the office is vacated for other reasons, whichever occurs earlier, after which the provisions of this chapter shall become effective. (Ord. 790 § 4, 1973).