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File #: ID#14-500    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/15/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/20/2014 Final action: 11/20/2014
Title: Appoint and authorize certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno ("City") to sign City checks and various investment and commercial banking documents, and to provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds 1. RESOLUTION - Authorizing certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno to sign City checks and various investment and commercial banking documents and to provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds
Sponsors: Finance Department
Attachments: 1. Resolution Authorizing City Finance Officers
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL



November 20, 2014


FROM: MICHAEL A. LIMA, Controller/Finance Director/(ex-officio)Treasurer
Finance Department

BY: KAREN M. BRADLEY, Assistant Controller
Finance Department

GREGORY S. WILES, Treasury Officer
Finance Department

SUBJECT
Title
Appoint and authorize certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno ("City") to sign City checks and various investment and commercial banking documents, and to provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds
1. RESOLUTION - Authorizing certain Finance Officers of the City of Fresno to sign City checks and
various investment and commercial banking documents and to provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds

Body
RECOMMENDATION

Appoint and authorize certain City employees to act as Finance Officers to sign City checks and various investment and commercial banking documents, and to provide verbal instruction required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The City Council periodically adopts Resolutions which appoint Finance Officers for the City of Fresno to sign City checks and various investment and commercial banking documents, and to provide verbal instruction as required for the prudent financial administration and safekeeping of City funds. Since the approval of the last Resolution, there has been a change to the list of Finance Officers as shown on the attached Resolution.

BACKGROUND

Fresno Charter Section 804 establishes the position of Controller and specifies that this person is to have charge of the Finance Department and administer the financial affairs of the City under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer. Fresno Municipal Code Section 7-901 names the City Controller as the ex-officio Treasurer of the City, and states that the Treasurer sh...

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