Position Announcement
City of North Bonneville Chief Administrative Officer
Salary Range: $4,150 – $4,825 per month
Please send cover letter and resume to
info@northbonneville.net no later than November 18 th , 2020
Position Overview
This full-time and exempt employee is appointed by the Mayor, works closely with and
for the Mayor, and serves as a member of the City’s Executive Team. The Chief
Administrative Officer acts as the custodian of all of the City’s records and files,
functions as an ex-officio clerk to the city council, and processes the timeliness of
council proceedings. In addition, the Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for
oversight of all administrative and technical staff, oversees the accounting services for
the City including payroll, accounts receivables and payables, oversees the general
budget, and oversees the overall financial operations. Duties performed within this
classification must be accomplished within the framework of governing state, local, and
federal laws, and the operating policies and procedures established by City Council.
The following list of duties is representative of only some of the types of duties and
tasks routinely assigned to the Chief Administrative Officer position. The list is not all
inclusive. A sample of the essential functions that are assigned to this position include:
• Collects, safeguards, and disburses all City funds by planning and directing the
operation and activities of the finance/office staff and assisting employees in such daily
work as the accounts payable entries and journaling;
• Supervises the billing and collection of water and sewer service charges, special
assessments charges and miscellaneous accounting charges, including making bank
deposits and proper entries into accounting journals and ledgers;
• Oversees and manages the accounting control of data processing activities including
assessing programming needs;
• Prepares, maintains and processes the City’s payroll functions, including payment of
appropriate payroll and other taxes;
• Acts as the City’s purchasing agent and auditing officer for the City. Verifies the
availability of funds and appropriateness of expenditures;
• Prepares periodic financial statements for the Mayor and City Council as needed or
requested or as provided by the laws of the City and the State;

• Maintains current knowledge of City ordinances and resolutions pertaining to all fees
and charges and any other fiscal related matters;
• Works with the Mayor on the preparation of the annual budget document, which may
include estimating revenues based on records and formulas and estimating
expenditures based on historical data and future service needs of the City;
• Works with the Mayor on the preparation of documents, reimbursement requests and
completion of general programming requirements for outside funding source revenues;
• Maintains personnel files of the City employees, supports labor contract negotiations
and acts as the confidential secretary;
• Manages and develops finance/office staff and ensures that the staff works together
harmoniously in providing professional services to the City’s citizens;
•Develops and maintains customer service standards, responds to customer
complaints, and ensures all administrative staff consistently provide exceptional
customer service;
•Works collaboratively with a very diverse population;
• Works under pressure, responds to and manages multiple and sometimes conflicting
priorities;
• Develops sound work practices in regard to scheduling, budgeting, and plans own
work schedule and those of subordinates in order to meet work flow demands in a
timely and efficient manner.
Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a 4-year accredited college or university with course work in accounting
or business, or three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience functioning in a
primary role in managing a financial operation within a governmental entity or mid-size
business or equivalent of education and experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP and BARS systems, financial reporting and municipal
finance/record keeping administration is highly desirable.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills both orally and in writing and
have the ability to follow and understand written and oral instruction and communicate
using business English.
• Analyze and understand technical information, reports, and policies and procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle difficult customers professionally.
• Comfortable using Microsoft software and sitting for long periods of time and
occasionally lifting products weighing 40-50 pounds.