The mission of the Finance Department is to promote the fiscal stability of the City by recommending policies and sustainable strategies to decision makers, implementing best practices in financial management and reporting, and providing accurate and unbiased information to the City’s stakeholders. To execute this Mission, the Finance Department establishes financial management standards and monitors compliance to these standards based on federal, state, and local law, and generally accepted accounting standards.  Additionally, the Department strives to present the data to the public in a format that is understandable and holds meaning for the community.

The Finance Department provides a wide range of financial support services to the Mayor, City Council, boards, commissions, departments, and community. Such services include accounting, financial administration, reporting & compliance, budget development & monitoring, accounting & auditing services, treasury & debt management, investments, Utility, and other billing.