FY2022

FINANCE ADMINISTRATION Finance Administration provides direction and administrative support to departmental operating divisions. It supervises the preparation and dissemination of financial data for use by City Council and staff in making managerial decisions and coordinates the annual budget process. The division’s budget is organized into five activities: Administration, Tort Liability, Non- Operational Administration, Disaster Assistance, and the Emergency Fund. Administration Administration monitors financial trends and provides analysis of budget to actual data and three- year financial projections. Staff provides oversight of long and short-term investment portfolios, cash flows and reserves, and oversees the preparation of general liability, fire & casualty, and workers compensation insurance specifications. Administration coordinates annual health and dental insurance renewals. Administration prepares the annual budget, three-year financial plan, and five-year capital improvement program and subsequent amendments thereof. Tort Liability Chapter 384.12 of the Iowa State Code provides municipalities within the state of Iowa the legal authority with which to levy “a tax to pay the premium costs on tort liability insurance, property insurance, and any other insurance that may be necessary in the operation of the city, the costs of a self-insurance program, the costs of a local government risk pool and amounts payable under any self-insurance program, or local government risk pool.” The Tort Liability cost center accounts for General Fund’s contribution to the Risk Management Loss Reserve; general liability, fire and casualty and workers compensation premium costs. The account is administered by the Finance Department’s Revenue and Risk Manager. Non-Operational Administration The Non-Operational Administration cost center facilities financial transactions which are non- operational in nature. Employee Benefits Levy: State code requires that a separate fund be established to account for revenue from the Employee Benefits Levy. Monies are then transferred into Non-Op Admin to cover General Fund’s share of Employee Benefit costs levied. Utility Franchise Tax: A one percent (1%) utility franchise tax is levied by the City on gas and electric bills. These funds are used for a variety of purposes as determined by the City Council. Community Event and Program Funding: The City’s Community Events and Programming budget has financially supported groups that have requested funding for various community events. This funding was moved to the City Manager’s budget in fiscal year 2018. Contingency: The General Fund budgets a contingency of 1% of expenditures.

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