Finance
Goals & Accomplishments
Department Goals
  • Assure fiscally sound, progressive and accountable execution of the City Council's goals and policies.
Accomplishments 2006
  • Successfully prepared a Budget worthy of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recognition, the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
  • Prepared a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) worthy of GFOA recognition and received a clean audit opinion from the State Auditors Office.
  • Implemented GASB Statement #40 concerning investment risk disclosure in the financial reports.
  • Prepared a reader-friendly financial report for our Council and Citizens.
  • World Wide Web presentation of Budget and CAFR.
  • Expanded availability and use of utility billing direct payment program.
  • Assisted other departments in delivering the City's Core Services identified by the City Council.
  • Installed upgraded network hardware for the City and installed and implemented the financial software from Sungard/HTE.
  • Completed fiber-optic connection of the new police facility and the new public works operations center to the Information System's backbone of the City.
  • Installed new Voice over IP (VOIP) phone systems in both of the new facilities.
  • Assisted in the financial analysis of the traffic component of Capital Facilities Plan assisting the Council in adopting new traffic impact fees.
  • Assisted in the financial analysis of the sewer component of Capital Facilities Plan assisting the Council in adopting new sewer systems development charges.
Performance Measurements
2004
2005
2006 Estimate
2007 Projection
Checks Issued
3,500
3603
3785
3975
Dog Licenses
330
538
565
605
Utility Bills Prepared
58,057
62,127
63,499
66,674
Receipts Issued
54,450
58,398
58,982
59,572
Payroll Checks Issued*
551
481
421
433
Payroll Direct Deposits*
800
1071
1205
1265

*Many employees are moving to direct deposit.

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