Beaumont City Treasurer Duties

State Law clearly Explains the Duties of the City Treasurer

By: Libi Uremovic| Original Article at Patch.com

For the past 8 years the position of Beaumont City Treasure was held by Robert Deming, who is the husband of Rebecca Deming, who is a former Urban Logic employee that was gifted the position of ‘Beaumont Director of Planning’.

Nancy Carroll won the 2014 election with 2/3’s of Beaumont Voters demanding a real City Treasurer to account for the money. We could all see by Council and Staff’s treatment of Nancy Carroll at the last Council Meeting that City Staff and Council are going to attempt to keep Nancy Carroll from doing her duties.

Both the positions of City Treasurer and City Clerk are listed in the Beaumont Municipal Code:

2.08.010 Composition: The officers of the city shall consist of a city council composed of five members, a city clerk, a city treasurer, a chief of police, a recorder, a city attorney, a street superintendent, a health officer, a pound master, and such other officers as the city council may from time to time deem necessary or expedient. (1913)

However; the descriptions of the City Treasurer and City Clerk have been removed. I’m sure that in their simple little minds removing the job descriptions from the Municipal Code somehow erased the positions, but California State Law clearly spells out the position of City Treasurer:

California Government Code
41001: The City Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money coming into his hands as treasurer.

41002: He shall comply with all laws governing the deposit and securing of public funds and the handling of trust funds in his possession.

41003: He shall pay out money only on warrants signed by legally designated persons.

41004: Regularly, at least once each month, the city treasurer shall submit to the city clerk a written report and accounting of all receipts, disbursements, and fund balances. He shall file a copy with the legislative body.

41005: The city treasurer shall perform such duties relative to the collection of city taxes and license fees as are prescribed by ordinance.

41006: The city treasurer may appoint deputies for whose acts he and his bondsmen are responsible.

41007: The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the city treasurer and receive such compensation a is provided by the legislative body.

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&division=3.&title=4.&part=3.&chapter=3.&article=

Relevant Issues

A Clear Conflict of Interest
The City of Beaumont's contract with Urban Logic presents a significant conflict of interest and therefore must be terminated.
Favoritism and Cronyism
The City of Beaumont, under Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas, has consistently demonstrated favoritism and cronyism in the awarding of pubic contracts.
Cost to Taxpayers
Urban Logic's contract with The City of Beaumont which allows it to profit from each approved development, along with their on-going practice of awarding high-dollar public contracts to a small group of friends and associates instead of to the lowest bidder, have cost Beaumont taxpayers millions.
Impact on Existing Businesses
The policies of Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas ignore the needs of existing businesses in favor of new development and big box stores.
Quality of Life
Urban Logic and City Manager Alan Kapanicas have damaged our quality of life by failing to uphold high development standards, depleting local resources, making local government less accessible to residents, and by destroying the small town feel of the City of Beaumont.
Tactics
Urban Logic protects its ability to extract money from the City of Beaumont at all costs, resorting to intimidation and threats when necessary.