Bill Text: VA HB2076 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Petersburg, City of; amending charter, city manager shall serve as collector of city taxes, duties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns [HB2076 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB2076-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§3-13 and 3-14, as amended, and §§3-15 and 3-16 of Chapter 259 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§3-13. Powers and duties of treasurer.
The city treasurer shall be the
custodian of all moneys belonging to the city, shall deposit the same in such
bank or banks as the council shall prescribe, shall keep his office in some
place designated by the city council, shall keep his books and accounts in such
manner as the city council may require, which books and accounts shall always
be open to the inspection of the mayor, and any member or committee of the city
council, city manager, and finance director or equivalent officer. He shall
report to the city council at the end of each fiscal year, and more often, if
required, a full and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures during
that year and the state of the treasury. He shall keep as a separate fund any
special assessment, and the same shall only be used for the purpose for which
it was raised. He shall keep all city moneys separate and distinct from his own
moneys, and he is prohibited from using either directly or indirectly the
corporation money in his custody and keeping, for his own use and benefit or
that of any other person or persons whomsoever and any violation of this
provision shall subject him to immediate removal from office collect and receive all moneys due the
city from the State and all taxes and levies due the State and collected within
the city, and shall disburse the same, using any
procedure now or hereafter prescribed by law. In performing his duties, the
city treasurer shall be entitled to employ such staff as the State Compensation
Board authorizes.
§3-14. Collector of city taxes generally.
There may be appointed by the city council, in its discretion, a collector of city taxes who shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. He shall perform such duties and have such powers as are prescribed by the city council or by state law. The city manager shall serve as the collector of city taxes. If the city council does not appoint a collector of city taxes, duties and powers prescribed to the collector of city taxes shall be administered by the treasurer and as provided for by state law.
§3-15. Deputies of collector of city taxes.
The collector of city taxes may appoint one or more deputies, who shall have oversight of city finances, as may be provided by the city council, but the sureties in the bond of such officer shall be equally liable for the acts of the deputies as for those of the principal.
§3-16. Powers and duties of collector of city taxes and collector of delinquent taxes.
The collector of city taxes shall
be the custodian of all moneys belonging to the city; shall
deposit the same in such bank or banks as the council shall prescribe; shall keep
his office in some place designated by the city council; and shall keep
his books and accounts in such manner as the city council may require, which
books and accounts shall always be open to the inspection of the mayor, any
member or committee of the city council, and the finance
director or equivalent officer. He shall report to the city council at the end
of each fiscal year, and more often if required, a full and detailed account of
all receipts and expenditures during that year and the state of the treasury.
He shall keep as a separate fund any special assessment, and the same shall
only be used for the purpose for which it was raised. The
collector of city taxes shall collect all taxes and assessments which that
may be levied by the city, and
perform such other duties as may be herein prescribed or ordained by the
council. The collector of city taxes shall keep his office at such place as
shall be designated by the city council, and shall keep in such office such
books, vouchers, and accounts as the city
council may direct and prescribe, all of which shall be subject to the
inspection and examination of the mayor, members of the council, and of any committee of the
council. He shall make report in writing, under oath, to the
city treasurer weekly, or oftener, if required, as to the amount of all moneys
collected by him, and shall pay the same into the city treasury weekly. At
the end of each fiscal year he shall submit to the council a statement of all
moneys collected by him during the year, and the particular assessment or
account upon which collected, also and a statement showing the
amount uncollected.
