
|
|
Finance & Internal Services
Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (Adobe Acrobat required) The City of Deltona's Fiscal Year runs from October 1st to September 30th. POLICIES: FUNCTIONAL DUTIES: The Fiscal Services Division manages the financial affairs of the City, including budget development and management, cash management, investments, debt, payroll, grants, revenue, procurement, disbursements, fixed assets, accounting and financial reporting. The Information Technology Services Division (ISTD) provides information technology services to all City departments and other agencies in accordance with City policies and through information and technology sharing agreements. ITSD is organized as a centralized IT function that provides leadership, vision and support for all technology functions and builds information systems around good business practices that reflect the mission, goals and policies of the City of Deltona and the departments, employees and citizens it services. The focus of ITSD's mission includes: Information Management, Technology Management, Enterprise Resource Management (ERM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Network Computing Platforms, Communications Networks and Business Applications. MISSION STATEMENT - "The mission of the Department of Finance & Internal Services is to use an innovative and technologically oriented approach to responsibly manage the financial affairs of the City by providing efficient internal services, careful investment and debt management, sound financial leadership and professional and courteous support services to other City departments." FY 2007/2008 GOALS & OBJECTIVES: Increase internal access to financial information.
Timely, accurate and quality financial reporting.
Timely and accurate preparation of a quality annual budget document.
Expand the City's use of technology to improve customer service, increase access to real-time information, add new communication pathways and create greater efficiency in operations.
Continue improvement of purchasing practices of the City by employing technology solutions to increase efficiency of the purchasing process.
FY 2007/2008 DEPARTMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, TRENDS & HIGHLIGHTS: The department has and will continue to strive for excellence in financial reporting and budget preparation. The City has received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the FY 06/07 CAFR and has applied for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for FY 07/08. The City has continued to maintain compliance with all financial requirements of the revenue bond issue related to the acquisition of the water/sewer utility and the new transportation revenue bond issue. |