§ 2-157. Duties and responsibilities.

The director of the department of finance is hereby assigned duties and responsibilities in addition to those enumerated in Section 4.02 of the Charter:

(1)

Provide policy development and management guidance to director of accounting, director of budgeting, and director of purchasing;

(2)

Supervise and evaluate the operations under his supervision and report on performance on a regular basis;

(3)

Counsel with the parish president and the parish council on policy decisions affecting finance and administrative operating directives;

(4)

Participate in policy-making activities as directed by the parish president or the parish council;

(5)

Plan long range departmental activities;

(6)

Develop and place key personnel in the management line of command and succession;

(7)

To establish procedures and guidelines for approval and operation of all Jefferson Parish accounts, books, vouchers, and documents of all public money received and disbursed relative to its revenue, debt and fiscal affairs which are not required by law to be kept by some other person.

(Code 1961, § 2-260; Ord. No. 18471, § 1, 2-19-92; Ord. No. 21171, § 5, 1-10-01; Ord. No. 23103, § 1, 7-18-07)