(a) Created – Director. There is hereby created a Department of Administrative and Financial Services. The Director of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, also known as the Chief Financial Officer, shall be appointed by the City Manager. The City Manager, pursuant to Charter Ordinance No. 94, Section 1 (Appendix A, Section A2-54), shall be responsible for supervising and evaluating the performance of the Administrative and Financial Services Director, who shall be responsible for overall operation of the Department.

All references in this Code to “Finance Director” or “Financial Services Director” shall mean the Director of Administration and Financial Services. All references in this Code to “Finance Department” or “Financial Services Department” shall mean the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.

(b) City Treasurer. The Director of Administrative and Financial Services shall appoint a City Treasurer who shall be responsible for receiving, keeping and safeguarding all public moneys belonging to the City. The City Treasurer shall also be responsible for paying out public moneys belonging to the City only by authorized warrants or warrant checks and bearing the required signatures established by resolution of the Governing Body. (Ord. 20400 § 2, 12-20-22.)