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(c) Budget. (1) The Director shall plan, prepare and execute the annual City operating budget. He shall direct the execution of the budget to maintain the programs, appropriations and limitations established by the Mayor and enacted by Council. (2) He shall work closely with all department heads on matters involving budgetary problems. (3) The Director shall also evaluate and recommend approval or disapproval of budget adjustment requests requiring Council action and he shall also perform such other duties consistent with this office as may be required by ordinances of Council or as directed by the Mayor. SHALL BE AMENDED AND, AS AMENDED, SHALL READ IN ITS ENTIRETYAS FOLLOWS: 135.02 DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. The Department of Finance shall be headed by the Director of Finance who shall hold the position consistent with Article V, Section 3 of the Charter of the City. In addition to all powers and duties of the Director of Finance, as specifically set out in Section 3 of Article V of the Charter of the City, the Director of Finance shall be responsible for and assume the following enumerated duties: (a) Income Tax Administration. (1) The Director shall receive the tax imposed under Part Fifteen - Taxation Code and keep an accurate record thereof and report all moneys so received. The Director shall also be responsible for enforcing the payment of all taxes owing to the City, to keep accurate records for a minimum of five years showing the amount due from each taxpayer required to file a declaration and make any return, or both, including taxes withheld, and to show the dates and amounts of payments thereof. (2) The Director is hereby charged with the enforcement of the provisions of Part Fifteen - Taxation Code and is hereby empowered, subject to the approval of the Board of Review, to adopt and promulgate and to enforce rules and regulations relating to any matter or thing pertaining to the collection of taxes and the administration and enforcement of the provisions of Part Fifteen - Taxation Code, including provisions for re-examination and correction of returns. (3) The Director is authorized to arrange for the payment of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties on a schedule of installment payments when the taxpayer has proven to the Director that, due to certain hardship conditions, he is unable to pay the full amount of the tax due. Such authorization shall not be granted until proper returns are filed by the taxpayer for all amounts owed by him under the Taxation Code. The Director is further authorized in his or her discretion when arranging for the payment of unpaid taxes, interest and penalties to abate up to five 4