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~ 2-13 MARTINSVILLE CODE Cross reference-Tax year, ~ 21-1. State law reference-Uniform fiscal year for cities, Code of Virginia, ~ 15.1-13.2. Sec. 2.14. Department of finance generally. (a) There shall be a department of finance for the city, the head of which shall be the city manager, or some person appointed and designated by the city manager, as the director of finance. (b) Within the department of finance, there shall be a division of accounting, the head of which shall be the director of finance or some ogher person skilled in municipal accounting appointed by and under the supervision of the director of finance. (Code 1971, ~~ 6-1, 6-27) Sec. 2.15. Qualifications and bond of director of finance. The director of finance shall be a person skilled in municipal accounting and financial controL He shall give such bond as is required by the council. (Code 1971, ~ 6-2) Sec. 2.16. General powers and duties of director of finance. The director of finance, subject to the direction and control ofthe city manager, shall have general management and control of the administration of the financial activities of the city government and particularly of those divisions dealing with budgeting, pre-audit and accounting and utility and other billings. He shall superintend and be responsible for the proper and accurate preparation and custody of all fiscal accounts, reports and records of the city, with the exception of those maintained by the elected constitutional officers of the city. To this end he shall: (1) Assist the city manager in compiling expense and capital budgets, with supporting data; (2) Prescribe the form of receipts, invoices, vouchers, bills or claims to be used and the form of accounts to be kept by all departments, boards, commissions, offices and agencies of the city, including the city school board, except for such accounts as are kept by employees of the school board; and (3) Supervise and control all encumbrances, expenditures and disbursements of the city to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded, in accordance with the best recognized practices in governmental budgeting and accounting, as hereinafter is more particularly described in this chapter. (Code 1971, ~ 6-3; Ord. of 6-28-77) Sec. 2.17. Work programs and allotments for city departments and agencies. The city manager may design and prescribe work programs on a periodic allotment basis for the various departments and agencies of the city, with the exception of the city school board; provided, that such allotments shall be in conformity with the salaries established by Supp. No. 59 152