Mission Statement

The Finance Department consists of three divisions: Finance Administration, Financial Services, and Revenue Services (Water Department).

Finance Administration is charged with the following:

Collecting, investing, and safeguarding all public funds; maintaining market transparency by providing continuing disclosure with the help of our Investor Relations Provider - Digital Assurance Certification or, DAC, see Budgets and Financials for more information and a link to the DAC website; Preparing routine financial reports and special reports as required by the manager, mayor, council, departments, and authorities; Assists the City Manager in compiling and preparing the annual operating and capital improvement budgets; Supervisory review over purchasing operations, revenue collecting operations, and accounting operations.

Financial Services is responsible to the Finance Director for keeping records of all financial transactions and for:

Preparation of retiree pension payments; making determinations on the propriety of disbursements in accordance with the law and approved appropriations; all aspects of purchasing, printing and disposal of property; preparing monthly financial reports for City Council, preparing the City budget, working with external auditors; and making sure all cash is balanced by account and funds are invested.

Financial Services houses a printing facility that provides forms, copies of reports, brochures, pamphlets, door hangers, agenda books, budget books and many other requested printed and copied materials for all departments.