Finance | Name | Position | Telephone | Tammy Glenn | City Controller | 765-983-7215 | Valerie Fonzer | Assistant Controller | 765-983-7218 | Carla Ziemer | Accounts Payable Clerk | 765-983-7216 | Jane Young | Payroll Clerk | 765-983-7219 | Sharry Oler | Accounting Clerk | 765-983-7214 |
The City Controller’s Office is responsible for all financial activity fo
r the City of Richmond. Our department performs accounting functions, manages city-wide purchasing activity and oversees the Information Technology team.
On a weekly and monthly basis the Accounting Staff processes payroll for the City employees, pays invoices through Accounts Payable, reconciles bank statements, and distributes reports so all Departments understand their available budget amounts.
The Purchasing staff works closely with all Departments and our vendors to ensure that the City is abiding by the State and Local purchasing guidelines. The Purchasing staff also award projects and purchases to the lowest, most responsive bidders.
We are responsible for continuous cash management and budgetary analysis, in order to provide vital financial information to Common Council, the various City Boards and Commissions, and every City department. This important informtion enables the City to purchase equipment and engage in projects that provide essential services to our citizens.
The Controller’s Office also prepares the City’s Annual Budget, complies with all State and Federal reporting requirements including Fixed Assets and the implementation of GASB 34. We organize the annual City auction, work with the State Board of Accounts on the annual audit, and analyze health insurance costs in order able to provide adequate coverage to our employees with fair employee premium contributions.
This is a service department and much of our work is behind the scenes. The Controller’s Office is not visible to the public like the Police, Fire, Street, Sanitation, and Parks & Recreation Departments are; however, we are here to provide financial guidance to our community’s leaders, to secure our City’s finances, and accommodate internal and external associates with the requested financial information and recommendations for making sound business decisions or simply for understanding our budgetary and accounting processes.