Finance & Administration

Our Mission is to ensure the overall fiscal health of the City of Franklin and provide the best quality support services to departments, employees, citizens, and partner agencies.

FY 2010-11 APPROVED Budget [NEW]

Finance & Administration includes the administration or oversight of the following departments and units under the direction of Russell Truell, the City's Assistant City Administrator-Finance / CFO:

• Finance
• Revenue Management (Assistant City Recorder)
• Purchasing Office
• Municipal Court
• Municipal Information Technology (MIT)
• Water Management
• Solid Waste
• Franklin Transit Authority

In addition to providing effective stewardship over public funds and assets, this function of City government provides financial management leadership and legislative support to the Budget & Finance Committee, the Capital Investment Committee, and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Primary Units & Key Functions

• Finance
  The Finance Department provides financial services for the City.  Services include:
  financial accounting and reporting, investment of temporarily idle funds, maintaining bank accounts, preparing payroll for municipal employees, producing payments for vendors, conducting internal audits and assisting with annual external audits.

• Revenue Management (Assistant City Recorder)
  Revenue Management oversees the billings and collection of most City revenues, including property tax, business tax, water/wastewater/stormwater bills, and numerous permits.

• Purchasing Office
  The Purchasing Office oversees the acquisition and disposal of non-construction related supplies, materials, equipment and services. Purchasing assists departments throughout the City in making the purchases necessary to accomplish their jobs and administers a purchasing card program for departments.

• Municipal Court
  The Municipal Court provides a fair and impartial hearing for all citizens charged with a city ordinance violation, code violation, or traffic violation within the boundaries of the City of Franklin. The City Judge hears cases in City Court on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:30 AM, but fines may be paid at any time during regular business hours (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM).