Sec. 122.818. - Recovery of value of tangible personal property for which accountable officer is liable; custodians.

An accountable officer will be liable to the City for the value of tangible personal property for which he is responsible when: (a) The property is lost, stolen, missing, damaged or destroyed and the accountable officer, or a custodian designated by him, failed to use due care or exercise adequate supervision or was negligent in the safeguarding of the property, so that the property was put at unnecessary risk. (b) He, or a custodian designated by him, unlawfully converted, stole, embezzled or otherwise deprived the City of its rightful ownership and use of the property. (c) A comparison between an inventory of the property and the property records reveals a discrepancy in the amount or existence of the property and the accountable officer cannot satisfactorily reconcile the discrepancy. The City Comptroller shall certify the value for which the accountable officer is responsible. Upon approval of the amount by the Director of Finance and Administration, the Accounting Division shall charge the accountable officer for the approved amount. If the accountable officer fails or refuses to pay the certified amount to the City within the time set by the Director of Finance and Administration, it may be recovered in a civil action by the City. In proper instances, a custodian may be charged with the value of property under the same conditions as an accountable officer and, in these cases, the liability of the accountable officer and custodian shall be joint and several. (Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 86-900-561, § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.