§ 2-322. Powers and duties.

Pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.2, the village budget officer shall have the following powers and duties:

(a)

Permit and encourage and establish the use of efficient planning, budgeting, auditing, reporting, accounting, and other fiscal management procedures in all village departments, commissions, and boards.

(b)

Compile an annual budget in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/8-2-9.3.

(c)

Examine all books and records of all village departments, commissions, and boards which relate to monies received by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards, and paid out by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards, debts and accounts receivable, amounts owed by or to the village, village departments, commissions, and boards.

(d)

Obtain such additional information from the village, village departments, commissions, and boards as may be useful to the budget officer for purposes of compiling a village budget, such information to be furnished by the village, village departments, commissions, and boards in the form required by the budget officer. Any department, commission or board which refuses to make such information as is requested of it available to the budget officer shall not be permitted to make expenditures under any subsequent budget for the village until such village department, commission, or board shall comply in full with the request of the budget officer.

(e)

Establish and maintain such procedures as shall insure that no expenditures are made by the village, village departments, commissions, or board except as authorized by the budget.

(f)

Plan and work with the department heads (and treasurer) throughout the year to draft yearly initial village fiscal budget.

(g)

Review monthly expenses and revenues with treasurer and village board members. Monitor Quickbooks Reports.

(h)

Review and sign off monthly reconciliations report generated by treasurer.

(i)

Work with treasurer on village investments.

(j)

Work on long range plans for village (CIP's, water expenditures, etc.).

(k)

Review monthly sales tax report(s).

(l)

Review transfer ordinances and the yearly abatement ordinances.

(m)

Review monthly bills with finance committee members.

(n)

Review monthly additional payables with finance committee members.

(o)

Review and recommend updates to the budget calendar (Attachment A) as a reference document.

(Ord. No. 2013-1, § 2, 2-5-2013)