Minimum qualifications for the director of finance

The director of finance shall have the following minimum qualifications: 1. As set forth in the charter, five years of experience in a public or private financial position, at least three of which shall have been in an administrative capacity. 2. As a part of or in addition to the five years of experience in a public or private financial position, three years of responsible managerial and budgetary experience. 3. As a part of or in addition to the five years of experience in a public or private financial position, three years of experience in one or more of the following functions: a. Preparing bills for the collection of money due, or authorizing the preparation of such bills by others being supervised. b. Collecting and receiving moneys due or receivable and issuing receipts therefor, or authorizing others to do so under prescribed conditions. c. Keeping an accurate and complete account of receipts and disbursements. d. Maintaining and managing a treasury and depositing moneys in depositories and instruments authorized by law. e. Contracting for services of independent contractors and permitting disbursements to be made pursuant to established policies. f. Bearing responsibility for issuing, selling, paying interest on, and redeeming bonds. g. Preparing and issuing warrants and checks. h. Preparing payrolls and pension rolls. i. Selling real property upon which improvement assessments or real property taxes are not paid within the prescribed period, and disposing of real property or personal property not needed pursuant to established policies. j. Renting or leasing property and awarding concessions. k. Preparing and maintaining a perpetual inventory of all lands and equipment owned, leased, rented, or controlled. l. Reviewing assessment rolls for assessable public improvements and issuing bills once approved. m. Having custody of official's surety bonds. n. Submitting quarterly statements of revenue and expenditures for the preceding quarter and for the fiscal year up to and including the preceding quarter. o. Administering the real property taxation function of a municipality or other governmental entity. 4. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, public administration, or other relevant discipline, or a combination of education and work experience substantially equivalent to such a bachelor's degree. ( Ord. No. 4847 § 3, 2018, eff. 1-2-2019)