City Treasurer

San Diego City Charter § 45

in effect

Section 45: City Treasurer The Manager shall appoint the Treasurer. He or she shall perform duties imposed upon City Treasurers by general law, the City Charter, or ordinances of the Council. The office of the Treasurer shall consist of the Treasurer and such subordinate officers and employees as shall be authorized by ordinance. The Treasurer shall receive, have the custody of, and disburse City moneys upon the warrant or check-warrant of the Chief Financial Officer under the provisions of section 53911 of the Government Code of the State of California. He or she shall keep such books and records as are necessary for the recording of all receipts and expenditures, together with a record of money in City depositories. Every Department officer, or institution which receives money directly from the public, shall deposit the same daily with the Treasurer, unless otherwise authorized by ordinance. The Treasurer shall demand and receive from the County Tax Collector moneys collected by him or her for use of the City. And it shall be the duty of such County official to deposit such money monthly with the City Treasurer. The Treasurer shall determine pursuant to the general law of the state, the selection of depositories for City funds. All interest collected on City funds shall be accounted for monthly by the Treasurer. Whenever any person is indebted to the City in any manner and the means of collection of such debt is not otherwise provided for by law or ordinance, the Treasurer shall be authorized to demand and receive the same. When any claim shall not be collectible by other methods, he or she shall report the same to the City Manager and the City Attorney for prosecution. When payment of a claim or any judgment thereon is made, he or she shall receive and receipt therefor in the name of the City. The Treasurer shall issue notices for and collect special assessments previous to certification to the County Auditor, charges for permits for private use of public streets, and such other miscellaneous taxes, fees, assessments, licenses and privilege charges as may from time to time be assigned to him or her. He or she shall maintain a continuous inspection of the records and accounts of such taxes, licenses and privilege charges in order to effectuate their collection. The Treasurer shall issue all permits and licenses except departmental permits and licenses which are by ordinance assigned to the particular Departments. Such permits and licenses shall be issued either directly by the Treasurer or upon specific authorization of the appropriate Department as may be required by ordinances, but all revenues derived therefrom shall be deposited with the Treasurer. (Amendment voted 09-17-1963; effective 02-11-1964.) (Amendment voted 06-03-2008; effective 07-08-2008.)

Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/citycharter/Article%20V.pdf#page=21Fetched: 10/28/2026