Finance Department

The Finance Department is responsible for all financial affairs of the Town including:

• Preparing and executing the Town's annual budget
• Implementing financial policies and procedures
• Issuing reports on Town finances/preparing financial statements
• Establishing and maintaining cash controls and reconciling of general ledgers and bank statements
• Managing assets and issuing debt
• Authorizing all purchases and approving payments for all contractual obligations of the Town
• Preparing and maintaining payroll records
• Administering Payments in Lieu of Taxes (P.I.L.O.T) programs for the Town
• Working with bond counsel in preparing legal papers for public hearings and bond resolutions and soliciting banking institutions for rates for the issuance of funds
• Reviewing and approving Workers' Compensation claims
• Establishing and maintaining Town-wide general insurance policies
• Working with State and local auditors