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City of Windsor, Missouri, City Collector Collection Department, City Collector ************ City Collector Position Description ************ Bill No. 10-17, Ordinance 2010-21, An ordinance amending section 110 Article VI, Collector of the Municipal Code of the City of Windsor, Missouri, providing for the City Collector. Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Windsor, Henry County, Missouri, as follows: ..... read more. ************ THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF WINDSOR ARTICLE VI. CITY COLLECTOR SECTION 110.150: ELECTION - QUALIFICATIONS No person shall be eligible to the office of City Collector who is not twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant and resident of the City of Windsor for at least one (1) year before his / her election; nor shall any person be elected City Collector who is in arrears for any tax lien, forfeiture or defalcation in office. The City Collector shall hold office for a term of two (2) years. SECTION 110.160: OATH The Collector, shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he / she possesses all the qualifications prescribed for the office by law, and that he / she will support the Constitution of the United States and of the State, the provisions of all laws of this State affecting Cities of the Fourth Class, and this Code and other ordinances of this City, and faithfully demean himself / herself in office. SECTION 110.170: DEPUTY COLLECTOR The Mayor may appoint a Deputy Collector to be approved by the Board of Aldermen, and when such Deputy Collector shall have taken and subscribed to the oath provided by this Article, he / she shall possess all the qualifications and powers and be charged with the same duties as the Collector. SECTION 110.180: DEPOSIT OF CHECKS Every check, draft, or other negotiable instrument of any type which is drawn in favor of the City of Windsor, Missouri, may be negotiated only by including in the endorsement thereof on behalf of the said City the phrase "For Deposit Only" or some similar statement, and the actual deposit thereof to the credit of said City in a depository designated for receipt of the funds of said City. No such instrument shall be negotiated for cash. SECTION 110.190: BOND REQUIRED Within fifteen (15) days after the election and before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the office of City Collector, the Collector shall be bonded by the City in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) with such surety as may be approved by the Board of Aldermen, conditioned upon the faithful performances of his / her duty and that he / she will pay over all money belonging to the City as provided by law that may come into his / her hands. City shall pay all surety bonds required by ordinance. SECTION 110.200: COMPENSATION The City Collector of the City of Windsor, Missouri, shall receive a salary of twenty thousand four hundred dollars ($20,400.00) per year, to be paid in equal monthly installments. SECTION 110.210: HOURS OF WORK The City Collector shall devote his / her full time to the office and shall provide that the office will be open during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, with the exception of holidays when City offices are closed. SECTION 110.220: DUTIES - SPECIFIC The City Collector is hereby charged with the collection of all money payable to the City from any source including but not limited to licenses, fines, and revenues from all municipally owned utilities or facilities and at the end of each business day enter and post all collection into the City accounting system. The City Collector shall perform routine clerical, fiscal, record keeping, and customer relations work. Cross training in the performance of other finance office functions in order to support and fill in for other employees of the department and all other duties as assigned as per the created job description. SECTION 110.230: PAY FUNDS INTO CITY TREASURY It shall be the duty of the City Collector to pay into the City Treasury daily all money received by him / her from all sources that may be levied by law or ordinances, also all licenses and revenues of every description authorized by law to be collected, and all money belonging to the City that may come into his / her hands. SECTION 110.240: MONTHLY REPORTS The City Collector shall report monthly in writing to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on or prior to the regular monthly meeting date all sums received, the source from which received, the accounts credited with the money so received, and all delinquencies in revenues due from a period exceeding thirty (30) days. Reports shall be in such form as requested by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. SECTION 110.250: DELINQUENT TAX LIST The City Collector at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of Aldermen in April in each year, shall make out under oath lists of delinquent taxes remaining due and uncollected for each year, to be known as "The Land and Lot Delinquent List," and the personal tax delinquent list. SECTION 110.260: COLLECTOR TO REPORT MONTHLY TO BOARD The City Collector shall report to the Board of Aldermen, at the regular meetings in each month, all taxes collected on the real and personal delinquent lists; and he / she shall pay the same into the City Treasury, and shall receive credit therefor. He / She shall turn over to his / her successor in office all uncollected delinquent lists, receiving credit therefor, and his / her successor shall be charged therewith; provided that the Board of Aldermen may declare worthless any and all personal delinquent taxes which they may deem uncollectible. SECTION 110.270: COLLECTOR TO MAKE ANNUAL REPORT The Collector shall, annually, at such times as may be designated by ordinance, make a detailed report to the Board of Aldermen, stating the various monies collected by him / her during the year and the amounts uncollected and the names of the persons from which he / she failed to collect and the causes therefor.
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