3 1 11 Fiscal Year 2012 Finance Department Budget PresentationCity Council Budget Hearing
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Ken TeKippe, CPA-Finance Director
Jean Nachtman, CPA-Assistant Finance Director
Rose Hoerner-Utility Billing Supervisor
City of Dubuque
Finance Department
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FY 2012Budget
Number of Finance Department Employees
Current Staffing:
Accounting, Payroll and Treasury
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6.40 Full-Time, 2 Part-Time, Intern
Utility Billing
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6.60 Full-Time, 1 Part-Time
Includes 1 Full-time staff member dedicated to collection
of parking tickets
Meter Service Workers
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1 Full-Time, 1 Part-Time
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•FinancePLUSUpgrade 4.0 to 4.3
•Direct Deposit for Employee Reimbursable
Expenses
•LaserficheJournal Entries and Receipts
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•Standardization of Investment Manager
Fees
•Rolled out Purchase Card Program
•Received GFOA Certificate of Excellence in
Financial Reporting Award for FY’09
(22year)
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Community PLUS Upgraded 8.0 to 8.3
•Water Meter Replacement Project
•Leak Repair Grant Program Established
•Partnered with IBM Smart City Project
•LaserficheWork Orders, Applications & Pay
Remittance Stubs
•Monthly Bills Retained Electronically
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5/8” Neptune
Water Meter
A.Y. McDonald
Unmeasured Flow Reducer (UFR)
Meter Interface Unit (MIU)
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•Expanded Options for Utility Billing
Customers
•Close Out Water Meter Replacement Project
•Expand Program to Inform Customers of
Subsidies Available to Assist in Paying
Utility Bills
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Refuse & Stormwater50% Reduction of
Monthly Fee Eligibility Requirements
Age & Annual Income
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Family Size & Annual Income
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Extreme Financial Hardship
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Issue Audit Services Request for Proposal
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•Roll Out Purchase Cards City-Wide
•Unqualified Audit Opinion
•New Accounting Pronouncements GASB 54
•Bond Issues and SRF Funding
•Evaluate Insurance Coverage
•Property & Liability
•Lead Paint & Pollution
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Continue to Improve Upon
Customer Service; Internally and
Externally
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Finance Department
Capital Improvement Projects for Finance
Department are scheduled in Future Years
Major Upgrade to Financial Software
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Thank You For Your Time!!
Questions Are Welcome
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