Sec. 24.101. - Establishment; function.

There is created an executive department to be known as the Finance Department. The Department shall administer and be responsible for the financial affairs of the Consolidated Government in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and applicable ordinances. The Director of Finance, who shall also be known as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or Finance Services Officer, or Chief Finance Officer, is the head of the Finance Department. The Finance Department shall include the Budget, Accounting, Treasury, and Risk Management Divisions. Within the Office of the Director of Finance, there is created a compliance/internal audit function, which shall be responsible for the evaluation, investigation, and performance review to provide increased accountability, integrity, and oversight of the Executive Branch of the City of Jacksonville and to assist in improving agency operations, and deterring and identifying fraud, abuse, and illegal acts. (Ord. 2006-1194-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-839-E, § 4; Ord. 2011-732-E, § 11)