There shall be in the department of finance a division of budgets, which shall consist
of the budget officer and such other officers and employees, organized into such units,
as may be provided by ordinance or by the director of finance consistent with ordinance.
The budget officer shall be appointed for an indefinite term by the mayor, subject
to the civil service provisions of this Charter, and he or she shall be the head of
the division of budgets. The budget officer shall have at least five (5) years' experience
in which budget preparation, administration, and/or accounting systems shall have
been his or her major responsibility. The budget officer's salary shall be twelve
thousand ($12,000) dollars per annum, payable semimonthly. The budget officer shall
compile, under the supervision of the director of finance, the departmental estimates
and other data necessary or useful to the mayor and the director of finance, and assist
in the preparation of the budgets. He or she shall examine from time to time the departments,
boards, commissions, officers and agencies of the metropolitan government in relation
to their organization, personnel and other requirements; ascertain the manner in which
their respective budgets are carried out and their functions performed; call the attention
of the department heads and the mayor to any improvements or economies which might
be made in their administrative practices and cooperate with the heads thereof in
the preparation of their budget estimates for the ensuing fiscal year.
He or she shall carry on a continuous research program in systems and methods so as
to keep current in all phases of data processing, business methods and the like; and
make recommendations from time to time to the director of finance for utilizing to
advantage the newest equipment and methods. The budget officer, with the advice and
assistance of the chief accountant, shall write, revise and maintain a proper standard
procedure instruction manual to be followed by all officers, departments, boards and
other agencies of the government to insure uniform accounting and budgetary procedures.
(Amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)
Editor's note—
See Metropolitan Charter § 18.05 for changes in salary and compensation through the general pay plan.
