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CITY GOVERNMENT

HE CITY OF SEASIDE is a General Law City with a
TCouncil/Manager form of government. The five-member City
Council is a legislative and policy-making body that is elected
on a nonpartisan basis to represent the residents of Seaside.
The City Manager is appointed by the City Council to manage
the daily operations of the City and is responsible for making
policy recommendations to the City Council and implementing THE POSITION
City Council policy directives. The City’s total workforce is 139
FTEs. The City has a general fund budget of almost $32 million. HE FINANCE DIRECTOR is a hands-
The City has nine departments that provide direct city services: Ton department head appointed by and
Fire; Police; Finance; Human Resources/Risk Management; reporting to the City Manager. Under the City
Community Development; Public Works/Engineering; Manager’s administrative supervision plans,
Recreation; Economic Development; and Building/Code organizes, manages, and provides direction
Enforcement. and oversight for all functions and activities
of the Finance Department. Responsibilities
include preparing reports, making public
THE DEPARTMENT presentations, and serving on various

internal and external committees, boards,
HE FINANCE DEPARTMENT has 8 FTEs, including and task forces. This vital position analyzes
TInformation Services and Finance functions. the City’s financial status and makes
recommendations to the City Manager and
The Finance Department has several areas of responsibility,
including General Accounting, Cash Management, Accounts City Council. The Director coordinates the
Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Budget, Grants, and development of the City’s operating and
Debt Services. It provides accurate accounting of all revenues capital improvement budgets and oversees
and expenditures, including preparation of financial statements, the administration of both budgets
annual budgets, other financial reports, and supports the
development of the annual audited financial statements.

Finance Department Mission Statement
The Mission of the Finance Department is to manage
and safeguard City resources, provide information,
and assist all customers in a knowledgeable,
competent, and courteous manner.