§ 25.5-504. Powers and Duties of the Chief Administrative Officer.

 A. Under the direction of the Mayor, the Chief Administrative Officer shall have primary authority for the following activities:

   1. Maintain the accounting system and accounting records;

   2. Maintain budgetary records and assure that all expenditures are in accordance with the budget;

   3. Purchase supplies and equipment;

   4. Maintain personnel files and records and maintain a description of all jobs and payscales.

 B. The Chief Administrative Officer shall serve as deputy to the Mayor and shall supervise and direct such departments, agencies, and activities (in addition to those enumerated in subsection (A)(1) above) as shall be delegated to him by the Mayor.

 C. The Chief Administrative Officer (or another official designated by the Administrative Code, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer) shall take charge of all Township moneys from all sources and promptly deposit the same in a bank, banking institution, or trust company in the name of the Township, and keep distinct accounts of all sums received from taxes and other sources, which accounts shall at all times be open to the inspection of the Mayor, members of Council, and Auditors appointed by Council.

 D. The Chief Administrative Officer (or another official as designated by the Administrative Code, under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer) shall be tax collector and shall collect all taxes levied by the Township. The Chief Administrative Officer shall not collect taxes on behalf of any agency, other than the Township, which has the authority to impose taxes. The Chief Administrative Officer shall, in addition to the powers and duties enumerated herein, have all the powers and perform all the duties, and be subject to all the obligations and responsibilities as are now, by law, vested in, conferred upon, or imposed upon a collector of taxes levied by the Township.

   The provisions of this §  25.5-504 amended April 26, 1988, effective January 1, 1990. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (106812).