HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #3752 ORDINANCE NO. 3 7 5 2
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 2.15 FINANCE DEPARTMENT
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Chapter
2.15 Finance Department, said chapter to read as follows:
Chapter 2.15
FINANCE DEPARTMENT`
Sections:
2.15.010 Establishment
2.15.020 Objectives
2.15.030 Director--Powers and duties
2.15.040 Appointment of subordinates
2.15.050 Publish Financial Summary
2.15.010 Establishment. There is hereby established a Finance Department which shall
include the staff functions of finance, and purchasing.
2.15.020 Objectives: The objectives of the department shall be to establish, facilitate and
maintain support to City operating departments.
2.15.030 'Director-Powers and duties. ,The Finance Director shall be appointed by the City
Administrator with the approval of a majority of the City Council. The Director shall have
the following powers and duties:
(a) Direct,plan, organize and coordinate programs and activities of the Finance Department;
(b) Establish and maintain a system of financial procedures, accounts and controls for the
City government and each of its offices, officers,departments and agencies;
(c) Provide direction for the control of all expenditures to insure that budget appropriations
are not exceeded;
(d) Manage the business license functions including the issuance of permits.
(e) Direct and administer the City's centralized,purchasing function with regard to
procurement of all supplies, services and equipment for all City departments and
agencies of the City.
(f).Administration and enforcement of appropriate sections of Title 5 of the Huntington
Beach Municipal Code relating to business licensing.
(g) Administer and enforce all Municipal Code regulations including but not limited to:
(1) Huntington Beach Municipal Code Licensing Procedures
(Chapter 5.08)
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(2) Huntington Beach Municipal Code Natural Resource Production
(Chapter 5.32)
(3) Transient Occupancy Tax
(Chapter 3.28)
(4) Late Charges
(Chapter 3.48)
(5) Service Connections
(Chapter 14.08)
(6) Fees, Rates and Deposits
(Chapter 14.12)
2.15.040 Appointment of subordinates. The Director, with the approval of the City
Administrator, shall appoint all other officers, assistants,deputies and employees of the
Finance Department.
2.15.050 Financial and Accounting Duties of Cty Clerk Transferred In accordance with
Government Code sections 37209 and 40805.5, the financial and accounting duties imposed upon
the City Clerk by Government Code sections 40802 through 40805 are hereby transferred to the
Director of Finance.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 2n day of October 200_6_.
Mayor
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Ord. No. 3752
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN, the duly elected,qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven;that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 18th day of September,2006, and was again read to said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of October,2006, and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members
of said City Council.
AYES: Bohr, Green, Coerper, Sullivan, Hardy, Hansen, Cook
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on October 12,2006.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Jon L.Flynn, Ci1y Clerk Cif/Clerk and ex-officio erk
°fi,. Deputy city Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California