Finance & Administrative Services

The purpose of the Finance & Administrative Services Department is to provide staff support to internal departments, assure legal and financial accountability to the public, provide risk management services, and to provide customer service to both internal and external clientele.

The Finance & Administrative Services Department directs the City's finance and administrative functions including Finance, Information Services, Human Resources, Risk Management, Financial Planning and City Treasurer. The department is directly responsible for the City's annual budget process, Long Term Financial Plan, labor negotiations, risk management, investment management and information technology.

The Finance Division accounts for and reports financial activity for all City Funds, manages the billing and collection of all City Utilities, receives General Fund revenues, oversees purchasing and pays all City bills. The City operates on a Fiscal Year that begins July 1 and ends June 30.

The City publishes the Long Term Financial Plan, the Annual Budget, and the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

The Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is the annual process to address issues that may impact the City’s financial condition over the next five years. The issues are identified and staff prepares recommendations which are presented to City Council for direction and implementation.

The Annual Budget presents the annual financial plan for the City. The budget also includes information on the City, its organization, department activity, financial policies, capital program, and staffing.

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) are the financial statements for a completed Fiscal Year.

The City’s Information Technology Division provides and manages over 250 staff workstations, 30 servers, 15 web cameras, an employee intranet and a robust website over a citywide fiber network infrastructure. Information Technology is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of all hardware and software, including in-house programming and 3rd party applications as well as deliver backup solutions for file retrieval and disaster recovery purposes. Information Technology provides training and ongoing support to staff across the City’s 10 facilities.