The primary purpose of the Finance Department is to ensure and maintain accurate financial information to support the overall fiscal management of the County. This is accomplished through a system of financial planning, reporting, and control.
Some of the Finance Department’s responsibilities and services are:
- Selling bonded debt
- Managing existing debt
- Accounting for the County’s receipts and disbursements
- Payroll Administration
- Managing investments
- Administering financial aspects of capital projects
- Managing financial assistance received by the County from Federal and State sources
- Maintaining fixed asset inventories
- Purchasing
- Coordinating the annual independent audit
- Preparing the Annual Financial Statements
- Providing collections services to County departments
- Responsible for overseeing budget process