N.Y. Alt. County Gov't Law § 251 Powers and Duties

• Library: New York Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through 2023 NY Law Chapter 777
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.Y. Alt. County Gov't Law § 251

The director of finance, or county treasurer, as the case may be, subject to the powers and authority of the board of supervisors and of the county executive, shall:

1. Be the chief fiscal officer of the county.

2. Have charge of the administration of all the financial affairs of the county, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

3. Receive and have custody of all public funds belonging to or handled by the county.

4. Collect all taxes, assessments, license fees and other revenues of the county for whose collection the county is responsible, except those payable by law to the county clerk or sheriff.

5. Deposit all funds coming into his hands in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the board of supervisors, or if no such resolution be adopted then as designated by the county executive, subject to the requirements of law as to depositories and depositories' undertakings.

6. Have supervision over and be responsible for the disbursement of all county funds.

7. Require reports of receipts and disbursements from all spending agencies of the county to be made daily, or at such intervals as may be required by county act.