CITY TREASURER FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
Madison General Ordinances § 3.055
in effect3.055 - CITY TREASURER FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
(1) The functions and duties of the City Treasurer, as provided in Wis. Stat. § 62.09(9), are hereby transferred to the Finance Department. The Finance Director shall manage and supervise the City Treasurer functions. The City Treasurer functions, to be housed in the Finance Department shall be to collect and account for all taxes, license monies, fees, accounts of charges due or owing to the City, and also shall be responsible for the collection, receiving, safekeeping, and accounting for all monies and securities of the City of Madison and attend to all related treasury affairs, and shall perform such other duties as are required by State law, City ordinance or the Mayor. The person or persons performing the duties of City Treasurer shall report to the Finance Director, shall take an oath of office to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of the office and shall execute the bond required by Section 3.31(1), MGO.
(2) Whenever in state law or these ordinances reference is made to a duty or responsibility of the City Treasurer, it shall be read to mean the person(s) performing the City Treasurer functions in the Finance Department.
(3) Sec. 3.055(1), MGO, was adopted as a Charter Ordinance. Therefore, this amendment is being adopted as a Charter Ordinance, but hereafter, this section shall be treated as a standard ordinance.
(Cr. by Ord. 9146, 3-30-87; R. & Recr. by CHA-06-00001, 2-24-06; Subsecs. (2), (3), and (4) R. by ORD-06-00031, 4-7-06; R & Rec. by CHA-06-00005, 6-3-06; Renum. by ORD-07-00048, 4-12-07; Am. by ORD-14-00173, 12-10-14; Am. by CHA-19-00001, 4-23-19, Eff. 7-1-19)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOICH1--10_CH3OFBOEMPURE_SUBCHAPTER_3AOROFDE_3.055CITRFUTRFIDEFetched: 11/1/2026