Charter Review Hearings & Staff Info -

The Agenda, video, background notes for the Charter Review Committee

are NO LONGER posted directly off the City home page, after the Committee Adjournment -                           (another "cleanup?") but can be found using "SEARCH" or via the links below-

 

http://www.anaheim.net/articlenew2222.asp?id=5106

(Links to Agendas, Video,Minutes, Binder)

 

http://www.anaheim.net/images/articles/5034/CharterReviewReferenceBinder.pdf

(Reference Binder)

 

http://anaheim.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2

(View Feb. 4th Meeting video, in "JUMP to" Menu, click on Item 21 Public Hearing)

 

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I hope you might take time to tour the meeting videos and as well as the Member binder,

    for a GOOD EDUCATION about how YOUR City works, but to cut to the chase,

          in the "discussion" section- to be found at-

 

http://www.anaheim.net/images/articles/5034/CharterCommitteeAgenda_20131024.pdf

 

to find the ONLY information supplied by Staff about

                                       ANY, ALLEDGED, REASON for  this Charter Change-                          

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"DISCUSSION" from Finance Director Memo to Charter Review Commission (link above) pg 2.-

 

DISCUSSION: 

 

City Treasurer and Director of Finance: Article VII, Section 702 of the Anaheim City Charter 

discusses Administrative Departments and the appointment of department heads. The section 

specifically allows for the combining of powers and duties of two or more officers when the 

positions are not incompatible; however, language prohibits the same person from holding the 

positions of City Treasurer and Director of Finance. 

 

City staff researched comparable cities to determine whether they shared the same separation of positions. Four cities (Los Angeles, San Jose, Santa Ana, Newport Beach) were identified where

the treasurer duties are assigned to the Finance officer. Three cities (San Diego, San Francisco, 

Bakersfield*) were identified as having separate Treasury and Finance officers. Staff did not find any other charters that stipulated that the Finance Director cannot be, or act as, the City 

Treasurer. In most cases, it is not explicitly discussed. 

 

Staff recommends that the Charter Review Committee (Committee) consider removing the 

language that restricts the City Treasurer and Director of Finance from being the same person. 

Sufficient controls could be implemented to ensure proper segregation of duties, such as 

ensuring that the same person does not have the ability to make the investment and then record and reconcile it. Removing the restriction provides more flexibility in the future to combine departments and would allow for savings in personnel costs of up to $300,000 annually.

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         :   (other proposals)

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Respectfully submitted, 

 

Deborah A. Moreno 

Finance Director                                                 

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THE END. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL.                     *  NOT SO, per C.A.F.R., City of Bakersfield

 

The plea reduces to "Well, we found some other Cities that do it, and there is nothing

to stop it (Except this 'inconvenient' Charter language!) or in most cities without a charter, so          Why NOT let Council do it WHENEVER THEY WANT TO?"

 

So INSTEAD of ANY thorough analysis, ARE WE NOW REDUCED TO  "follow the crowd"?

                     ----   HELL, NO!

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