Finance

The Finance Department handles all the financial activities for the City.

We are here to serve you. Please contact us with any requests for information, questions, or suggestions you may have at (541) 523-6541, finance@bakercity.com, or visit us at the City Hall, 1655 First Street, Baker City, OR 97814.

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Baker City, Baker County, State of Oregon to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, will be held at Baker City Hall, 1655 First Street in the City Council Chambers. The meeting will take place on the 16th day of May 2012 at 6:00 p.m., and if needed, additional meetings will be held on the 17th, 21st and 22nd days of May 2012. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget.

At this meeting, a special time will be reserved to receive written or oral comments on the possible use of State Revenue Sharing Funds.

A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 11, 2012 at the office of the City Finance Director, City Hall, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed budget with the Budget Committee. This notice will be posted on the City's website at www.bakercity.com.

Here are some of the activities performed by our department:

  • Provide receptionist services for the City
  • Receipt, categorize, and deposit revenue (100-200 items daily)
  • Bill for City services (800+ statements produced monthly plus 4,000 utility accounts are billed every eight weeks)
  • Pay the City's bills (200+ checks prepared monthly)
  • Pay the City's employees' salaries and pay the employee benefit providers according to three union contracts and policies for the non-represented
  • Provide debt service accounting for the City's outstanding Local Improvement Districts and outstanding HUD loans.
  • Provide grant accounting and reporting
  • Provide accounting and reporting on the city's four trust funds
  • Provide financial services for our business activities: ambulance, water, wastewater, cemetery, and building permits
  • Account for and allocate the city's internal services: equipment maintenance, and technical services
  • Budget for the next year and make modifications as needed to the current year's budget
  • Provide cost accounting for public works activities
  • Reconcile bank accounts and general ledger accounts
  • Invest cash set aside for future activities
  • Maintain a balanced general ledger that follows generally accepted accounting principles
  • Report on and analyze financial data
  • Prepare a comprehensive annual financial report

Who We Are & Our Major Functions:

Jeanie Dexter - Department management, general ledger maintenance, budget preparation, and financial monitoring, reporting and analysis.

Ashly Pearce - Utility billing, LID billing and other misc. accounts receivable billing.

Georgia Brown - Bank account maintenance, payroll and accounts payable, and cost accounting.

Marydee Rea - Ambulance billing and collection, cashier, revenue receipting, bank deposits and receivables collection.

LaVelle Woodcock- Cashier, revenue receipting, bank deposits and receivables collection.