Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.
Riverside City Charter, art. VII, § 704
in effectSec. 704. - Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.
There shall be a Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer appointed by the City Manager with the approval of the City Council who shall have power and shall be required to:
(a) Maintain a general accounting system for the City government and each of its offices, departments and agencies.
(b) Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all moneys and have control of all expenditures to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded; audit all purchase orders before issuance; audit and approve, before payment, all bills, invoices, payrolls, demands or charges against the City government and, with the advice of the City Attorney, when necessary, determine the regularity, legality and correctness of such claims, demands or charges.
(c) Submit to the City Council a monthly summary report of financial activity in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City's major funds; and, as of the end of each fiscal year, submit a complete, audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
(d) Maintain the records of current inventories of all property of the City by all City departments, offices and agencies.
(e) Receive all taxes, assessments, license fees and other revenues of the City, or for whose collection the City is responsible, and receive all taxes or other money receivable by the City from the County, State or federal government, or from any court, or from any office, department or agency of the City.
(f) Have custody of all public funds belonging to or under control of the City or any office, department or agency of the City government and deposit all funds received in such depository as may be designated by resolution of the City Council, or, if no such resolution be adopted, then in such depository designated in writing by the City Manager, and in compliance with all of the provisions of the State Constitution and laws of the State governing the handling, depositing and securing of public funds.
(g) Disburse moneys on demands audited in the manner provided for in this Charter.
(h) Submit to the City Council a monthly report on the cash and investments held by the City and all of its departments, offices and agencies.
(Effective 10/23/2012; 12/27/1995; 12/11/1986)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTVIIOFEMGE_S704CHFIOFTRFetched: 11/1/2026