The Board of Education shall seek a person both capable and licensed to fill the position of Treasurer, whenever that position may be vacant. The Board shall appoint a Treasurer as chief fiscal officer and fix his/her salary and term of office which shall be not more than five (5) years.

All persons considered for the position of Treasurer shall provide evidence of their training and experience in the fields of government accounting, State and Federal laws related to school district budgeting and financing, financial report preparation, and budget and accounting management as required by statute and the standards of the State Board of Education.

No person may be employed as Treasurer of this District unless s/he has signed an employment contract with the Board.

Such contract shall include:

The Treasurer shall be responsible for the financial affairs of the District.

The Treasurer so appointed shall devote himself/herself exclusively to the duties of his/her office.

The Treasurer shall report to and is subject to the direction of the Board.

The Treasurer shall direct and assign employees directly engaged in the day-to-day fiscal operations of the District, as those employees are so designated by the Board.

Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Treasurer of the Board shall execute a bond, in an amount and with surety to be approved by the Board, payable to the State, and conditioned for the faithful performance of all official duties required of the Treasurer.

Any applicant under final consideration of employment with the Board must complete a DMA form with no positive indications that material assistance has been provided to a terrorist organization before working in the District (see Policy 8120).

Prior to employment, the candidate selected must also pass a background check performed by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

R.C. 2909.34, 3301.074, 3313.22, 3313.24, 3313.25
A.C. 3301-5-01