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The Finance Director shall be appointed or removed by the Mayor, with Council approval. The Finance Director shall be appointed based on professional qualifications with special reference to knowledge and experience in municipal finance.

The Finance Director shall be responsible for all the finances of the City of Bellingham. The Finance Director shall be responsible for the performance of all duties normally assigned to the clerk and the treasurer and such other duties as required by state law or ordinance.

The Finance Director shall receive and give receipt for all funds payable to the City and shall make receipt therefor in duplicate, one of which the Finance Director shall deliver to the party making the payment, and one of which shall be retained in the Finance Director’s own office. All such receipts shall be issued in serial number.

The Finance Director, or designated representative, shall attend all City Council meetings, and keep a journal of its proceedings.

The Finance Director shall sign all warrants and licenses issued pursuant to the orders and ordinances of the City Council. The Finance Director shall keep an account in an appropriate book of all licenses issued, with the names of the persons to whom issued, the date of issue, the times for which they were granted, and the sums paid therefor. [Amended April 18, 2008 (Ord. 2008-04-033)]