N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 251: Powers and duties

§ 251. Powers and duties. 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.

8. Submit to the board of supervisors annually on or before the first

day of February a complete financial statement containing a general

balance sheet for the county, and at such other times as may be required

by county act.

9. Have charge of the administration of the function of assessment of

real property for taxation, in the event such function shall be

transferred from units of local government to the county, unless

otherwise delegated by local law.

10. Perform all the duties required by any law to be performed by the

county treasurer, unless such duties shall have been assigned to some

other county department or officer.

11. Have the custody, investment and management of any sinking funds

provided for the payment or redemption of county debts.

12. Perform such additional and related duties as the board of

supervisors shall require by county act.