CITY CONTROLLER

The City Controller serves as the City's Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for ensuring that the assets of the City are properly accounted for and expended in a manner consistent with applicable laws, policies, plans and procedures. To accomplish this goal, the City Controller performs various functions including but not limited to the following:

• Certifying the availability of City funds prior to Council approval of City commitments,

• Processing and monitoring disbursements which total 2.4 billion dollars annually,

• Investing the City's funds,

• Conducting internal audits of City departments and federal grant programs,

• Operating and maintaining the City's financial management system,

• Conducting the sale of the City's public improvement and revenue bonds, and

• Producing a comprehensive annual financial report.