SB 2614

Present law requires the county mayor of any county that has adopted the County Fiscal Procedure Law of 1957 to appoint, with the approval of the county legislative body or other governing body, a director of accounts and budgets as a county employee. In addition to other duties specifically described in present law, the general duties of such director is to (i) p ost and otherwise keep the records of the central accounting system; (ii) v erify all bills, invoices, payrolls and claims against the county befo re payment; and (iii) c heck the settlements and reports of the various officials and department heads of the county government. Present law requires t he compensation of the director, which must not be in excess of compensation allowed for county officials, to be set annually by the county legislative body or other governing body of the county. However, this bill only authorizes the county legislative body to establish the compensation level for the director of accounts and budget when they operate under the County Purchasing Law of 1957 .