Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019

Last updated: 4/11/18

Auditing Department

The mission of the Auditing Department is to present a complete and accurate statement of the City's financial condition.


Sally D. Glora, City Auditor, Appropriation 131
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Appropriations by Program

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Program Name FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Budget FY19 Budget
Auditing Administration 412,250 386,579 517,188 566,236
Accounting 698,402 689,484 734,866 761,854
Central Payroll 407,001 490,310 579,209 601,811
Grants Monitoring 274,648 285,061 167,949 146,595
Accounts Payable 777,960 689,644 789,869 817,832
Total 2,570,261 2,541,078 2,789,081 2,894,328


Department trends by program


Auditing Department
Operating Budget Over Time
Auditing Department FY18
Operating Budget by Program
Auditing Administration
Accounting
Central Payroll
Grants Monitoring
Accounts Payable

Department budget by account

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title FY16 Expenditure FY17 Expenditure FY18 Appropriation FY19 Adopted Inc/Dec 18 vs 19
Personnel Services 2,489,044 2,445,406 2,725,501 2,814,191 88,690
Contractual Services 67,076 77,990 25,575 34,018 8,443
Supplies & Materials 6,635 6,990 11,440 12,147 707
Current Chgs & Oblig 3,800 10,042 26,565 33,972 7,407
Equipment 3,706 650 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2,570,261 2,541,078 2,789,081 2,894,328 105,247


Department trends by account


Auditing Department
Operating Budget Over Time
Auditing Department FY18
Operating Budget by Account
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other


Auditing Department
Performance Goals

Accounting
  • Ensure Stability of Financial Reporting

Grants Monitoring
  • Ensure Stability of Financial Reporting

Accounts Payable
  • % contracts routed within 3 days of receipt
  • % procurement documents approved within 3 days
  • % vendor invoices processed within 5 days
  • Improvement through the use of technology & resources to manage the City's Accounts Payable


Auditing Department
External Funds Projects

BAIS Financials Upgrade
To implement the PeoplesSoft Financials application upgrade based on adoption of leading practices for financial management, while improving customer support and maintaining appropriate controls and financial management. This upgrade was being funded with a combination of capital, Erate reimbursement and Indirect resources and went into production in FY13.

Earned Indirect
Earned Indirect is funding provided through various grants to cover the City’s cost of supporting the operations of these grants. This funding is used to support two administrative positions in the Grant Monitoring Program of the Auditing Department.


Auditing Department - Authorizing Statutes

  • Annual Audit, 31 U.S.C. § 7502; M.G.L.A. c. 41, §§ 50, 53; M.G.L.A. c. 44, §§ 40, 53D; M.G.L.A. c. 60 § 97; Tregor, 1982 Mass. Acts ch. 190, § 14; CBC Ord. § 6-1.5.
  • Annual Appropriation, M.G.L.A. c. 41, §§ 57-58; 1982 Mass. Acts 190, § 18; 1986 Mass. Acts ch. 701, § 3, 7-10; CBC St. 6 § 252; CBC Ord. § 6-1.10.
  • Execution of Contracts, M.G.L.A. c 41, § 17; CBC St. 4 §§ 7-8; CBC Ord. § 5-5.28.
  • Payment of Bills, M.G.L.A. c.41, §§ 51, 56; CBC Ord. § 5-5.27; CBC Ord. §§ 6-1.4-6-1.6; CBC Ord. § 11-6.37.
  • Payment of Payrolls, M.G.L.A. c. 41, § 56; Tregor, 1982 Mass. Acts ch. 190 § 18; 1986 Mass. Acts ch. 701 § 9; CBC Ord. § 5-5.29; CBC Ord. § 6-1.3.
  • Debt Service, Tregor, 1982 Mass. Acts ch. 190 §§ 4,8; M.G.L.A. c.41, § 57, CBC St. 6 §§ 254-255; CBC Ord. § 6-1.2.
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting, 31 U.S.C. § 7502; M.G.L.A. c.41, §§ 54, 57-58, 61; M.G.L.A. c.44, § 43; CBC St.6 §§ 2-3; CBC Ord. § 5-5.34 ;CBC Ord. §§ 6-1.7-6.-1.8.