                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; DIRECTOR; GENERAL DUTIES (§ 15.2-826)

A. The director of finance shall be the head of the department of finance and as
such have charge of (i) the administration of the county&#8217;s financial
affairs, including the budget; (ii) the assessment of property for taxation;
(iii) the collection of taxes, license fees and other revenues; (iv) the custody
of all public funds belonging to or handled by the county; (v) the supervision
of the expenditures of the county and its subdivisions; (vi) the disbursement of
county funds; (vii) the purchase, storage and distribution of all supplies,
materials, equipment and contractual service needed by any department, office or
other using agency of the county unless some other officer or employee is
designated for this purpose; (viii) the keeping and supervision of all accounts;
and (ix) such other duties as the board requires.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may enter into an
agreement, similar to such agreements as are authorized under &#xA7;
58.1-3910.1, with any town located partially or wholly within the county for the
official responsible for the assessment or collection of taxes to collect and
enforce delinquent or non-delinquent real or personal property taxes owed to
such town. The responsible official collecting town taxes pursuant to an
agreement made under this section shall account for and pay over to the town the
amounts collected, as provided by law. Any such agreement shall establish the
terms for such collection and enforcement, including payment of reasonable
compensation by the town for the services of the director of tax administration
or other official and the order in which credit will be given for partial
payments between taxes owed to the county and those owed to the town.

C. The board may assign the budget function to the urban county executive or a
budget officer.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-384.53; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-766; 1972,
c. 456; 1982, c. 647; 1987, c. 419; 1997, c. 587; 2020, cc. 504, 505.