The FISCAL SECTION manages all fiscal, budgetary, accounting activities, auditing, and governmental tracking/accountability.

The following functions are carried out by this section:

Develops, monitors, and reports on the Division's financial budgets: revenue, operating, and capital construction (both expansion and renewal and replacement).

Develops the Division's program budgets, monitors performance.

Responsibility for purchasing and accounts payable functions of the Division.

Reviews and initials all bid requests and bid awards to indicate adequacy of funds.
Monitors overall financial performance.

Oversees and reviews Division's account receipts, expenditures, and production records.

Prepares interim financial statements and a year end financial analysis.

Liaison with clerk's staff (auditing, internal auditing, contracts, payroll) and external auditors.

Works with development community ensuring that mutual financial obligations are met.

Coordinates preparation of Divisional monthly report to the Department Director.

Develops multi-year forecasts of revenues, contributions, expenses, and cash flows.
Acts as Division advocate regarding interests of Utility ratepayers and bondholders.

Researches, evaluates, and reports on current and alternative funding sources for the Division.

Conducts and prepares financial studies such as rate studies, what-if analyses, break-even analyses, cost-benefit analyses and ad hoc internal audits.

Evaluates agreements, contracts, and contracting issues, reports from consultants, proposed agenda items and ordinance changes, new programs and new legislation in order to advise on potential and existing financial effect.