The role of the Financial Services and budget department is to ensure the financial well being of the County through the promotion and practice of sound fiscal policy to optimize the County’s use of limited financial resources. This is achieved through the development of:
- Responsible budgeting
- Multi-year forecasting
- Use of various measurable analytical tools
- Use of effective internal controls
- Timely, accurate disbursement of County obligations
This department and its members are responsible for the coordination and dissemination of the annual County budgets as well as the coordination of the annual County audit and the providing of financial information and responses to inquiries posed by the County’s independent auditors.