§ 2-73. Assistant Director of Finance; position created; duties; qualifications; appointment.

(a)

Position created. There is hereby created, within the Department of Finance, the position of Assistant Director of Finance.

(b)

Duties. The Assistant Director of Finance shall assist the Director of Finance in the administration of the financial affairs of the City. The Assistant Director of Finance shall assist the Director in the supervision of the Department of Finance, in the supervision of the accounting functions of the City and in the maintenance and supervision of the general accounting system for all departments, offices, boards, commissions or agencies of the City.

(c)

Qualifications. No person shall be appointed Assistant Director of Finance unless:

(1)

Said person shall have graduated from a four-year college, with a minimum of twenty-four (24) semester hours of major courses in accounting and/or finance and shall possess such other qualifications as shall be deemed sufficiently equivalent by the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Director of Human Resources;

(2)

Said person shall have had a minimum of three (3) years' experience in the area of municipal accounting or shall have been employed for a period of not less than three (3) years in active participation on municipal audits with a certified public accounting firm; and

(3)

Said person shall have met all of the qualifications lawfully imposed under the merit system of the City.

The requirements of subsection (c)(2) of this section hereof may be waived for candidates who are certified public accountants.

(d)

Appointment. The Assistant Director of Finance shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the City Council.

(Code 1961, § 2-66.3.1; Ord. No. 109, 7-21-1967; Ord. No. 297, 5-3-1983; Ord. No. 411, 3-5-1991; Ord. No. 582, 11-7-2002)