Seattle (Wash.). Office of the Treasurer

Position of city treasurer was created in Seattle's first city charter in 1869 to administer the collection, management, and disbursement of all city moneys, invest temporary surplus cash, and administer local improvement district assessments; elected official until 1992 when a city charter amendment abolished the position and consolidated the its activities into an executive agency, the Department of Finance.

From the description of Tax lists for the city of Seattle, 1874-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925142

The position of City Treasurer was created in Seattle's first City Charter in 1869. The Treasurer administered the collection, management, and disbursement of all City monies, invested temporary surplus cash, kept accounts of all funds received and expended, and administered Local Improvement District assessments. The Treasurer, like the Comptroller, was an elected official until 1992, when a City Charter amendment abolished the two positions and consolidated the two departments into an executive agency, the Department of Finance.

From the guide to the Tax Lists for the City of Seattle, 1874-1876, (Seattle Municipal Archives)