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� JI' i��_ P��tl� r Texas—� Department 15 City Clerk 2012-2013 Budget The City Clerk is the administrative officer of the City Clerk Department and is responsible for the processing, maintenance, protection, retrieval, retention, preservation, and disposition of all public records in accordance with the city charter and all statutory requirements. The City Clerk keeps accurate minutes of all City Council proceedings including subcommittees of the Council; assembles and maintains all resolutions, ordinances, city codes, and other official city records, papers, and files or notices of the city required under the city charter and/or state law; serves as custodian of the corporate seal; serves as the city's Records Management Officer; serves as the election administrator for and conductsall city elections; prepares, posts, and advertises notice of official meetings and legal notices as required by city charter and/or state law; and, as City Registrar, maintains birth and death records of the city. Department 21 Finance - Accounting and Auditing The Finance Director is the administrative officer of this department. Employees of this department are responsible for the overall fiscal activities and daily financial operations of city government. This involves maintenance of the accounting records including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, budgetary control, and utility billing. Personnel also are responsible for internal audits, financial reporting, and coordinating the development and maintenance of the city's computer resources. Department 31 Police The Chief of Police is the administrative officer of this department. The mission of the Police Department is to protect life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances. Activities of the Police Department include crime prevention, 24-hour-a-day preventive patrol of the city answering all calls for emergency and non- emergency police service, traffic law enforcement and accident investigation, and criminal investigations. Additionally, the Police Department fields a tactical squad, a narcotics squad, school resource officers, an automobile theft task force, juvenile gang officers, a Police Athletic League officer, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) officers, and community oriented police officers for neighborhood service. The Police Department participates in a regional drug task force. Other functions provided within the department include the operation of the Emergency Communications Center, the Emergency Operations Center, and the operation of the city tornado warning system and the coordination of the City Emergency Plan. The department maintains records related to its operations and provides for animal control and the operation of the city animal shelter.