The Finance Department is responsible for providing financial services to all municipal departments including coordinating the budgeting process and monthly monitoring of revenue and expenditure accounts.

The following is a list of specific responsibilities:

  • Co-ordination of the budget process
  • Tax billing and collection and maintaining property tax records
  • Water and Sewer billing and collection and maintenance of water and sewer accounts
  • Accounts receivable billing and collection for all departments of the municipality
  • Processing of accounts payable invoices
  • Processing payroll
  • Management of the municipal benefit program
  • Co-ordination of bulk purchasing and central purchasing
  • Computer maintenance and up-grading and network support
  • Maintaining the municipality's web page
  • Administering the Municipal Insurance Program
  • Co-ordination of the annual audit process and preparation of the Financial Information Return and the Financial Statements