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Department/Program:  028 Finance
Fund:  110 General Fund

The mission of the Finance Department is to provide all proper and necessary accounting, auditing, personnel and financial management services to and for the City of Sandy. These services include receipting and disbursement of City financial resources (including utilities billing/collection and payroll), sound investment of City of Sandy cash, accurate and timely recording of all financial activity, monitoring compliance with Oregon Local Budget Law, maintaining financial records, accounting for fixed assets, monitoring financial compliance with various Federal, State, and local requirements and dealing with the involved governmental agencies, and providing support to City departments and staff in areas of financial management.

 

PAST GOALS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Explore obtaining a new insurance agent for the city or procuring insurance coverage direct without the services of an agent.

Obtained insurance coverage direct through CCIS and obtained better service and increased coverage with a decrease in premium of 7.4% the 1st year and 8.2% the 2nd year.

Work with software provider to develop software capable of handling a biennial budget. Arranged an upgrade at no cost to the City to facilitate a biennial budget, exact method to do so to be revealed to the City in March 07
Obtain outside billing and mailing service to facilitate utility billings to city customers. Contracted with Databar, Washougal, WA that resulted in lower cost to the city and a more professional looking billing statement.
OBJECTIVES FOR THE NEXT BIENNIUM
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Establish policies and procedures for management of all city records, covering retention, physical storage, archiving, and record destruction. Determine size of area for document storage in the new operations center.

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Explore and perhaps implement online bill pay as there have been increasing requests from customers to do so.

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Research and explore options to upgrade our Visa machine and Fax machine.

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Establish and use Capital Projects Fund to capture revenues and expenses for the new operations center until project is complete and costs allocated to appropriate funds.

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Publish Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the City Web Site.

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Contract with Springbrook to implement new AP and PR check signatures on checks as they are printed.
 

REVENUES

2001-03 Actual 2003-05 Actual   2005-07 Budget 2007-09 Budget
$20,610 $0 Beginning Balance $7,742 $41,107
$20,610 $0 TOTAL REVENUES $7,742 $41,107

EXPENDITURES

$232,825 $252,278 Personnel $300,399 $326,298
$21,611 $16,872 Materials & Supplies $25,400 $17,800
$531 $918 Capital Outlay $2,500 $1,800
$0 $0 Contingency $920 $10,000
$254,967 $270,068 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $329,219 $355,898
$234,357 $270,068 TOTAL NET BUDGET $321,477 $314,791

STAFF

2001-03 Actual 2003-05 Actual  

Position

2005-07 Budget

2007-09 Budget

0.6 1   Acctg. Clerk 1 1
1 1   Finance Director 1 1
1.6 2   TOTAL STAFF 2 2

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