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AN ORDINANCE amending Section 1 of
Ordinance No. ,.~//7 creating the
position ef Chief Accountant and add-
ing Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 thereto
setting forth the duties and respon-
sibilities of said position.
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SECTION 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 3//7 ~s
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1: There is hereby created in the classified service
of the City of Bremerton a position to be known as "Chief Accountant".
The salary of the position shall be at the rate of $900.00 per
month for the current year 1974, and shall be fixed from year to
year in the annual budget of the City of Bremerton.
SECTION 2: Section 3, 4, 5 and 6 a~e hereby added
to Ordinance No. ~ as follows:
Section 3: The Chief Accountant shall work under the supervision
of the Commissioner of Finance, and shall be assigned a work week
schedule in accordance with terms set by ordinance and shall be
governed by provisions of all other ordinances of the City of
Bremerton so far as they shall pertain to such position.
Section 4: The Chief Accountant shall carry out such assignments
as are given to him by the Commissioner of Finance; and make such
reports in his area of responsibility as are required by the
Commissioner of Finance, City Charter, City Ordinances and in
general by State Law; shall be charged with the supervision of
all accounting procedures of the City and with the issuance of
direction and guidance of accounting methods and techniques
under the general supervision of the Commissioner of Finance;
shall Coordinate and develop a financial management information
system responsive to the needs of the Mayor, the Commissioner
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of Finance and the Commissioner of Public Works and the City
Clerk; shall have direct control and supervision of accounting
for the Street Department, the Municipal Garage, and the
Equipment Rental Fund; shall be responsible for the preparation
of the payroll; shall have overall supervision of water
accounting; shall be responsible for keeping abreast of current
practices in government accounting and shall apply them to City
accounting as appropriate; shall work in close cooperation
with the City Auditor in the collection and assembly of data for
the preparation of annual budgets; shall continuously review
revenue sources and make recommendations to increase or modify
methods of collecting or sources of revenue; shall assist the
Commissioner of Finance and the City Treasurer in financial
planning; and shall evaluate and make recommendations concerning
City assets within his purview to ensure the maximum return for
the money invested in them.
Section 5: The Chief Accountant shall ensure that all required
journals, ledgers, and accounts are kept by the City in a form
which facilitates record keeping and accurate, responsive reporting
and budget administration; and shall keep all city departments
informed of the relationship between the totals of all the
itemized appropriations and the unencumbered balances of such
items.
Section 6: The Chief Accountant shall have such clerical and
accounting assistance as shall be necessary and as shall be
assigned to himby the Commissioner of Finance and the City
Council.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
/O~ day of April, 1974.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this ~~y of April, 1974.
ATTEST:
G. C. ~ADON, SR., City Clerk