Finance
The Finance Department 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
Financial Staff:
- Yvette Mendoza – Finance Director
- Roxann Nava – Accountant
- Vanessa Valdez– Accounts Payable/Payroll
- Karina Saldaña – Payroll/Accounts Payable
- Noelia Ramos – Accounting Clerk
Financial Reports
In Texas, cities are required to post a direct link to the Texas Comptroller’s Local Development Agreement Database on their official municipal website. This mandate comes from Texas House Bill 2404 (HB 2404), which enforces transparency for local business incentive agreements
The Annual Audit Report is presented annually to provide the City Council, citizens, representatives of financial institutions and others with detailed information concerning the financial condition and performance of the City of Alamo. The report also provides assurance that the City presents fairly its financial position as verified by independent auditors.
Fiscal Year 2025
Fiscal Year 2024
Fiscal Year 2023
Fiscal Year 2022
Fiscal Year 2021
Fiscal Year 2020
Fiscal Year 2019
Fiscal Year 2018
Fiscal Year 2017
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2014
Fiscal Year 2013
Fiscal Year 2012
Fiscal Year 2011
Fiscal Year 2010
The Annual Budget Report is the single most important financial responsibility of a local government. The City Budget is a plan for utilizing the City’s available funds during the fiscal year to accomplish the established goals and objectives. Once the budget is adopted, funds may only be spent in a manner consistent with the stated plans, objectives and policies outlined in the budget unless amended in accordance with the City Charter and by approval of the City Commission.
Fiscal Year 2022-2023
Fiscal Year 2021-2022
Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Fiscal Year 2018-2019
Fiscal Year 2017-2018
Fiscal Year 2016-2017
HB 3693
Sec. 2264.001
RECORDING AND REPORTING OF ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
(a) In this section, “government entity means:
(1) A board, commission, or department of the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality, a county, or any kind of district; or
(2) An institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity responsible for payments for electric, water, or natural gas utility services shall record in an electronic repository the governmental entity’s metered amount of electricity, water, or natural gas consumed for which it is responsible to pay and the aggregate costs for those utility services. The governmental entity shall report the recorded information on a publicly accessible Internet website with an interface designed for ease of navigation if available, or at another publicly accessible location.
Municipal Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2018
Municipal Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2017
Municipal Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2016
Municipal Energy Usage for Calendar Year 2015
The 84th Legislature passed HB 1378 to increase the transparency of local government debt. Under Local Government Code §140.008, political subdivisions, including counties, cities, school districts, junior college districts, special purpose districts, and other subdivisions of state government must annually compile their debt obligation data from the preceding fiscal year and either:
- Report it to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for posting or, alternatively,
- Post the information on their own websites.
Debt Obligation Information Report 2017
Debt Obligation Information Report 2016
Debt Obligation Information Report 2015