Administration

The finance administration program plans, organizes, leads, and monitors the activities of the two finance programs: accounting and revenue management.

Program Goals

• Developing and implementing efficient and effective financial policies, plans and reporting systems that help the operating departments achieve their objectives and assure the City’s long-term fiscal health.
• Protecting the City’s assets from unauthorized use.
• Effectively using the City’s information technology resources in improving productivity, customer service and public access to City information.
• Providing quality service to all of the department’s customers – both external and internal to the organization.

Program Activities

• Fiscal policy advice and guidance. Developing innovative and cost-effective ways of financing City services and facilities; preparing and implementing policies and plans for effectively managing the City’s financial resources and preserving its long-term financial health; advising the Council and City Management on fiscal matters; coordinating the preparation of the City’s five-year financial plan and annual budget; and reviewing Council agenda reports and other policy documents for fiscal impacts.

• Department leadership. Developing an organization that effectively builds and uses the skills and talents of each finance team member in achieving departmental goals and objectives; communicating City values, missions and goals to all finance team members and assuring that they guide actions and behaviors; developing departmental and employee work programs and monitoring performance; coordinating activities that cross program lines; maintaining a positive employee relations environment and achieving a high level of employee morale; and representing department programs before the public, community groups, Council, staff and other public agencies.

• Department administration. Coordinating department training activities; preparing and administering department budgets; administering department personnel, payroll, and purchasing activities; maintaining department records; providing clerical support for department program areas.