The Department of Finance has the fiduciary responsibility to safeguard the city’s financial assets and manage its financial resources in accordance with the goals of the City Council and City Manager while remaining in compliance with applicable laws and generally accepted accounting and financial management principles.
The department is responsible for administering the following:
Cash and investment management
Debt management
Processing accounts payable and payroll for the City of Alamo and the Alamo Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Maintaining general ledger, subsidiary ledger, payroll records, accounts payable vendor files, account receivables and fixed assets
Complying with and preparing various reports for local and state use
Reporting interim financial reports on a monthly basis
Budgeting
Planning, coordinating and preparing the city’s annual audit report