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FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION

The City of Florence Finance Department is responsible for ensuring that all City funds are managed in accordance with generally accepted principles of governmental accounting. To this end, the Finance Department adheres to accounting best practices to maintain appropriate controls of all City assets. The Finance Department provides a full range of administrative and support services including cash management and investment of funds, debt management, purchasing, accounts payable and revenues receivable, payroll processing, inventory control, and data processing. This department is also responsible for the administration, coordination, and collection of business licenses, hospitality fees, and City service fees including water, sewer, and stormwater utilities.

The City is subject to an annual audit of its accounting practices and internal controls by a qualified independent auditing firm. As a part of this audit process, the City produces an annual financial statement which complies with standards developed by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). GFOA awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City of Florence for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. The Certificate awarded for fiscal year ended 2009 marks the twelfth consecutive year the award has been received by the City of Florence.

To be awarded the Certificate of Achievement, a governmental entity must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report with contents which conform to GFOA program standards. Such reports must satisfy both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only.

City Budget and Annual Financial Report

• Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget

• Comprehensive Annual    Financial Reports

License and Fee Information
• Water/Sewer Billing
• Business Licenses  
• Door-to-Door Solicitation
• Garage & Yard Sale Permits

• Local Hospitality Fee
Real Estate Tax Payments

• Local Tax Rates, Assessments,    & Tax Credits  
• Local Tax Payment Locations

• Local Property Tax Payment    Deadlines 
• Delinquent Tax Collection
• Real Estate Tax Assessment
• Real Estate Tax
• Personal Property Tax
• Real Estate Tax Relief for    Senior, Disabled, & Legally    Blind Citizens
NEW! Pay Utility Bills Online

Purchasing

• City of Florence, SC Purchasing    and Contracting Procedures    Manual

• Minority & Women-Owned    Business Information

• Bids & RFPs

The City of Florence can now sell surplus items on the Internet through GovDeals, an on-line auction service for government surplus. Visit

  Thomas Chandler, Finance Director  
Thomas Chandler  
Finance Director

 
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