To better serve the needs of our customers, beginning September 29, Utility Billing is open 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and is closed on Friday. The Accounting, Budget, and Purchasing Departments are open 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and are closed on Friday.
Citizens and Finance
The following divisions comprise the Finance & Administration Department:
Responsibilities
The Financial Services Department manages and accounts for the City’s financial resources. The department is responsible for:
- Preparing and monitoring the Annual Budget Report
- Investing city funds to protect assets Investment Reports
- Maintaining fiscal liquidity
- Maximizing income in compliance with all governing financial and accounting laws
In addition, the department provides daily financial operations for the City, such as payroll, accounts payable, debt administration and financial reporting.
Financial Reporting And Transparency
We strive to achieve excellence in financial reporting and have been recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for Excellence In Financial Reporting and received the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award.
We have been recognized for excellence in financial transparency and have been awarded all five transparency stars under the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ Transparency Stars program. In the past we received the Texas Comptroller Leadership Circle Platinum Member Award, also for excellence in financial transparency.
We continue to maintain high quality bond ratings.
Please feel free to browse and download any Budget Documents, Check Registers, or Financial Reports you wish to review. We appreciate your interest in the Finance Department.