15.2-826 - Department of finance; director; general duties.

§ 15.2-826. Department of finance; director; general duties.

The director of finance shall be the head of the department of finance and assuch have charge of (i) the administration of the county's financial affairs,including the budget; (ii) the assessment of property for taxation; (iii) thecollection of taxes, license fees and other revenues; (iv) the custody of allpublic funds belonging to or handled by the county; (v) the supervision ofthe expenditures of the county and its subdivisions; (vi) the disbursement ofcounty funds; (vii) the purchase, storage and distribution of all supplies,materials, equipment and contractual service needed by any department, officeor other using agency of the county unless some other officer or employee isdesignated for this purpose; (viii) the keeping and supervision of allaccounts; and (ix) such other duties as the board requires.

The board may assign the budget function to the urban county executive or abudget officer.

(Code 1950, § 15-384.53; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-766; 1972, c.456; 1982, c. 647; 1987, c. 419; 1997, c. 587.)