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FINANCE DEPARTMENT <br /> Program Description <br /> Activities include Finance, Comptroller, Risk Management, Purchasing and Utility <br /> Customer Service. <br /> City fiscal affairs are the responsibility of the City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, <br /> reporting to and under the direction of the City Manager. <br /> The Comptroller is responsible for daily and monthly financial activities including accounts <br /> receivable, accounts payable, cashiering, monthly and annual reporting, and oversight of <br /> the general ledger. The Comptroller is an integral part of reporting for the City, including <br /> for the annual audit, state and federal reporting. <br /> The City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer is responsible for the annual independent <br /> audit, oversight of all financial activities, treasury activity, debt management, investment <br /> of funds management, payroll administration including employee payroll and police and <br /> firefighter pension benefit payments, local tax administration including food & beverage, <br /> hotel use, and local motor fuel, budget monitoring and development, and compliance, and <br /> auditing of local taxes and city ordinances. <br /> Risk Management responsibilities include administration, management and oversight of <br /> business insurance matters (property & casualty, liability, workers compensation, safety <br /> programs and loss prevention), and administration, management and oversight of <br /> employee benefit insurance matters and programs (health, dental, vision, life insurance, <br /> wellness program, healthcare clinic, and other employee benefit offerings). <br /> The Comptroller continues to be responsible for certain permits (boat, piers, and <br /> downtown parking). It is responsible for administration of the Macon County and City pet <br /> registration activities (registration, delinquency notice, citations) under the contractual <br /> arrangement between the City of Decatur and Macon County Animal Control and is <br /> responsible for administration of all parking ticket matters post issuance of the ticket itself <br /> and any appeal adjudication. It is also responsible for account receivable collection <br /> activities for fees, fines, and charges for services due to the City. <br /> The Procurement function is responsible for securing the acquisition of all goods and <br /> services required by the various departments of the city to enable delivery and completion <br /> of services to city stakeholders. All bidding practices are in accordance with purchasing <br /> and City policies and ordinances. <br /> 38 <br />