Director of Finance and Public Record
Robert A. Lafferty
Director of Finance and Public Record
boblafferty@shelbyohio.org
Jeff Fenner
Assistant Director of Finance
jefffenner@shelbyohio.org
DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & PUBLIC RECORD
The duties of the Director of Finance and Public Record shall include the
keeping and supervision of all accounts, and the custody and collection of
all public moneys, rents and property belonging to or due the City; the making
and collecting of special assessments, the issuance of licenses upon the
order of the Mayor; the collection of license fees; the control, funding
and payment of the public debt of the City; and such other duties as the
Council may require.
The Director of Finance and Public Record serves as Clerk of Council
and performs all clerical duties incident to the Mayor acting as ex-officio
Director of Public Safety and Director of Public Service as is hereinbefore
provided, and all other clerical duties incident to the operation of the City
government.
The Director of Finance and Public Record serves as the chief accounting
officer of the City. The Director installs and maintains accounting procedures
in conformity with the City Charter, and prescribes the methods of keeping
accounts by all departments and the form of report to be rendered to the Department
of Finance and Public Record. The Director keeps an account of all appropriations
made by the Council and all expenditures made or contracted to be made under
such appropriations.
The Director of Finance and Public Record serves as ex-officio City Treasurer. The
Director keeps and preserves all moneys of the City in the place or places
determined by the Council as provided herein. The Director receives and disburses
all other public money coming into his hands as City Treasurer, in pursuance
of such regulations as may be prescribed by the authorities having lawful
control over such funds.