City Clerk Treasurer

Functions of the Bedford Clerk-Treasurer

The Clerk-Treasurer is responsible for the following:

• Keeping records of council proceedings and have charge of all documents relating to its business
• Prepare and keep an ordinance book
• Have charge of all documents and books entrusted to them by statute or ordinance
• Keep the city seal

In addition, as the fiscal officer of the City, the Clerk-Treasurer is responsible for:

• Auditing the accounts of other departments and submitting a report at the end of each fiscal year on the accounts of the city
• Signing and issuing all orders for money upon the city treasury
• Manage and direct the financial accounts of the city and make investments of city monies
• Prescribe the payroll and account forms to be used in the departments and offices