Budget

We will be the primary City agency that coordinates and manages the annual and long term financial planning processes in a manner that facilitates the best decision making of the allocation of resources City-wide.

We will be the trusted and unbiased facilitator for the exchange of information among elected officials, City departments and the public to allow them to make the best decisions possible; insure that all legal requirements and policy directives regarding the City budget are met; make recommendations for controlling costs, allocating resources and enhancing revenues; prepare presentations and other materials used to explain the City budget.

• Educate Budget office customers and ourselves about current and future budget issues, including legal requirements.
• Construct and maintain a budget process that meets the needs of our customers.
• Participate in implementation of the new financial system to ensure that weaknesses of the old system are corrected and the new system is utilized to maximum advantage.
• Prepare quality materials to present the budget to the media, public, and City Council to enhance the likelihood of those groups supporting the budget.
• Make accurate and supportable revenue estimates.
• Identify and research acceptable alternatives for controlling costs and enhancing revenues.
• Actively recruit qualified minority and physically challenged individuals when openings occur within the Budget Division.