Department of Fiscal Management
Deborah Tansey, Director

Introduction

The Fiscal Department is comprised of three departments, the Financial Accounting Department (Fiscal), the Grants Department (Grants) and the Information Systems Department (Systems).

Fiscal

The Fiscal Department has responsibility for financial processing and reporting, including accounting, and processing payroll, benefits and Court appointed counsel payments.

The Fiscal Department prepares and monitors the Court's annual budget, recording revenue and processing payments of approximately $14 million annually.

On a bi-weekly basis, over 200 time sheets were checked for accuracy and documented use of sick and vacation leave. The Fiscal Department tracks accrued sick and vacation leave for the Court and uses the information to prepare the Court's Compensated Absences Report for the County's Certified Annual Financial Report (CAFR).

Fiscal also maintains the asset inventory records including preparing the Court's Annual Fixed Asset Inventory for the County's Certified Annual Financial Report.

Grant Writing and Management

The Grants Department is responsible for researching grant opportunities available through state, federal and local agencies, writing grant proposals and monitoring grant and entitlement programs received. The Grants Department is also responsible for recording and monitoring Special Revenue funds throughout the Court.

Systems Management

The Systems Management Unit is responsible for the Court's computer hardware, software and related systems. The Court's main computer system is the Courtview system that maintains the Court's docketing system.