Finance Department
The City Finance Department is run by Finance Director, Juana Bell. Juana started with the City in April, 2008, and brought a wealth of new ideas and accounting experience to the position. With an MBA from the University of Portland, Juana uses an asset-based approach to team building.
Budget decisions are made by the City Council, acting on the recommendations of the City Budget Committee, which meets in a series of public meetings each spring to approve the next fiscal year's budget. The fiscal year is July 1st through June 30th each year. Copies of the budget documents can be purchased for copying costs at City Hall.
DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE LEVEL DESCRIPTION:
The Finance Department is responsible for financial planning and budget preparation; accounting, water, sewer, and electric utility billings, collections, and bad-debt recoveries; budget control; liens and assessments; payroll; accounts payable and accounts receivable. The "front desk" functions at City Hall, which include receptionist, payment receipting, telephone answering, and utility dispatch services, are also under the direction of the Finance Department.
Funding
The Finance Department is operated primarily out of the General Fund, with the enterprises (Water, Sewer, and Electric Funds) reimbursing for their share of financial, utility billing, and record keeping services provided to the utility systems.
The Finance Department is responsible for:
- Preparation and mailing of electric, water and wastewater utility bills.
- Approximately 3,723 Electric Customers.
- Approximately 2,060 Water Customers.
- Approximately 1,674 Wastewater Customers.
- Record and monitor liens and assessments.
- Accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Complying with State and Federal Government finance regulations.
- Collection of unpaid utility bills.
- Daily dispatching information to utility crews.
- Emergency outage telephone answering service for residents.
- Working with all departments regarding financial information.
- Providing information to the City Manager, City Council and Budget Committee.
- Preparing the payroll.
Local Taxing Districts:
- City of Bandon
- Coos County Library Service District
- Coos County
- Port of Bandon
- Southern Coos Hospital District
- School District 54
- Southwestern Oregon Community College
- Coos Education Service District
Statewide Tax Information: Oregon does have an income tax but there is no statewide sales tax.
Financial Department Links:
FY 2013-14 Urban Renewal Budget Message
FY 2011-12 Urban Renewal Audit
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Telephone Numbers:
Finance Director..............(541) 347 2437 Ex 223
Assistant Finance Director, Accounts Payable-City Liens-Payroll..(541) 347 2437 Ex 224
Utility Account Clerk.........(541) 347-2437 Ex 225
Account Clerk/Receptionist/Collections....(541) 347-2437 Ex 222
Coos County Tax Department... (541) 396-7725
