1332- Duties of the School District Treasurer

Policy: Duties of the School District Treasurer	Policy Number: 1332
Date of Original Policy: 07/10/2002	Date Revision Adopted: 02/03/2021
Reviewed by Policy Committee: 01/13/2021	Date of Next Review: 10/15/2023
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The Treasurer is appointed by the Board of Education at the Annual Organizational Meeting and will be covered by a blanket bond. In addition to the routine duties of accounting, filing, posting and preparing reports and statements concerning District finances, the District Treasurer shall perform other specific tasks, including but not limited to the following:

a)    Acts as custodian of all moneys belonging to the School District and lawfully deposits these moneys in the depositories designated by the Board

b)    Pays all authorized obligations of the District as directed

c)    Maintains proper records and files of all checks, and approved payment of bills and salaries

d)    Makes all such entries and posts all such financial ledgers, records and reports as may be properly required to afford the District and acceptable and comprehensive financial account of the use of its monies and financial transactions.

e)    Signs all checks drawn on District fund accounts provided that the District’s Internal Claims Auditor has attested to the authority to issue the check based upon proper evidence of a charge against District’s funds

f)    Assumes other duties customary to the office.

Duties: Education Law Section 2122
Bond: Education Law Section 2130
Part 8 New York Code of Rules and
Regulations (NYCRR) Section 170.2
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