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Mission

In a spirit of excellence, integrity and dedication, the mission of the Department of Finance is to provide sound and innovative financial management in the areas of financial record keeping, accounting, payroll, accounts payable, billing, budgeting, and reporting with the desire to provide outstanding customer service and conduct ourselves according to the highest professional standards.The Department of Finance provides accurate and timely financial information, reports, advice and service to other departments and monitor the city's financial resources by providing analysis to the City Manager, Mayor, City Council and the public.

Responsibilities

The department is responsible for fund accounting, grant accounting, capital project accounting, financial reconciliation, accounts payable processing, payroll processing, cash receipting, invoicing, collection, utility customer service, purchasing, cash and investment management, debt administration, and financial reporting.  The financial and accounting activity complies with all federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations.  To insure compliance, the department is audited annually.  For seven consecutive years, the Finance department received the "Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting".