City Hall or the Department of Financial Services
is responsible for the centralized administration
of all City financial services and operations. It
provides a variety of financial services to the citizens
of Cosmopolis and to those entities that have an
interest in the financial position of the City. The
duty of the department is to administer the financial
affairs of the City is such a manner that permits
an assessment of stewardship and accountability by
the use of prudent internal accounting controls and
auditing; accurate, timely and useful financial reports,
and demonstrated compliance with all laws, regulations
and standards related to financial obligations. The
department is responsible for providing internal
control standards to insure that City of Cosmopolis
assets and resources are safeguarded against waste,
loss, unauthorized use, and misappropriation. The
department provides utility billing and accounting
services for the City’s water and sanitary
sewer utilities. The department is also responsible
for employee payroll services. |
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| Accounts
Payable |
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| Accounts payable is responsible for auditing and
processing all invoices, statements, and other payments
related to the conduct of City business for all City
departments. |
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| Utility
Accounts |
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| Utility accounting provides all accounting services
to the City’s water and sanitary sewer utilities. They
are responsible for pricing and invoicing service installations
and repairs, maintaining the BARS accounting system for
each utility, balancing financial records. |
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| Business
Licensing |
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| Business licensing is responsible for the licensing
of all businesses conducting businesses within the City
of Cosmopolis. They are also responsible for collection
of business license fees and business and occupation
taxes, statements, and preparing tax reports. |
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| Utility
Billing |
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| The utility billing program provides billing and customer
services for the City’s water and sanitary sewer. This
includes the monitoring of water meters, maintaining
all customer accounts, providing cashiering and various
other customer services such as answering questions,
arranging for payment agreements and responding to customer
concerns and complaints. |
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| Animal
Licenses |
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| Animal licensing is required for dogs and cats in the
City of Cosmopolis. These licenses are sold and
maintained at City Hall. |
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| Payroll
Services |
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| Payroll services is primarily responsible for preparing
and processing the monthly payroll for all departments
of the City. This program is also responsible for
providing employees with accurate payroll information,
including new employee enrollment, assisting departments
in complying with City, State and Federal payroll regulations,
auditing time-keeping records for accuracy and control. |
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