Goal:

Develop Progressive and Comprehensive Transportation Initiatives

Objective A:         

Explore ways to finance construction of new streets, sidewalks, and bikeways.

Goal:

Enhance Cultural and Recreation Opportunities 

Objective A:         

Consider a bond referendum for parks. 

Goal:

To provide accurate and timely financial information to Mayor and City Council, City Management, and third-party agencies in order to comply with laws governing municipalities accounting and regulatory practices.

Objective A:         

Complete the monthly narrative and analytical report for submission to City Manager no later than 10 business days after month-end close.

Objective B:         

Complete the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) no later than December 31st after year-end and submit for the Government Finance Officer's Association's (GFOA) CAFR award annually.

Goal:

To provide timely debt and cash management for the City departments in order to meet City goals and obligations based on project timing.

Objective A:

Provide financial information and analysis to City departments so they can effectively manage bond issuance.

Objective B:

Provide updated information to the Investment Advisory Board on a quarterly basis.

Objective C:

Provide Financial Services Department representation at all Investment Advisory Committee Meetings.

Objective D:

Respond to requests for information from Investment Advisory Board members within five business days of request.

Goal:

To provide accurate and timely budget and performance information to the Mayor and City Council, City Management, and third-party agencies in order to ensure good stewardship of City resources.

Objective A:

Follow-up with departments no later than one business day after submission of the month narrative and analytical report to discuss variances identified in the report and options for corrective action.

Objective B:

Submission of budgetary amendments to City Manager's Office no later than six business days priorto the City Council action.

Objective C:

Publish the City of Greenville's Financial and Operating Plan on a biennial basis no later than 90 days after adoption and submit the GFOA budget award.

Objective D:

Publish Capital Improvement Program (CIP) documents on a biennial basis no later than 90 days after adoption.

Objective E:

Track CIP project completion and budget status and report on status no later than 10 business days after month-end close.

Goal:

To provide timely financial information and payments to management, departments, employees and vendors so that they may manage and meet fiscal responsibilities and financial reporting needs.

Objective A:

Perform month-end close reports (ledgers) by the third business day of the month.

Objective B:

Reconcile bank statements within 15 business days after month-end close.

Objective C:

Process all transactions within five business days of receipt.

Objective D:

Reduce the number of journal vouchers processed on a routine basis.

Objective E:

Reduce the number of duplicate invoices processed.

Objective F:

Convert all non-travel, recurring vendors to electronic funds transfer (EFT) payment process.

Objective G:

Provide employees timely year-end payroll information through electronic W-2 and 1099 access.

Goal:

To complete the billing, collection, and processing of revenues due to the City of Greenville in a timely and efficient manner to maximize revenue potential for the City.

Objective A:

Process all payments within the scope of the Collections Division which are due to the City for each fiscal year and monitor all revenues due to the City for past due status.

Objective B:

Include discovery activities for increasing business license revenues.

Objective C:

Bill all rescue transportation immediately upon release by Fire/Rescue Department personnel and maintain a collection rate of 73% including contractually required adjustments.

Objective D:

Bill all invoices and civil citations submitted to Collections by other City departments on a weekly basis and provide delinquency monitoring and report responses to issuing departments and outside debt collectors as needed.

Objective E:

Obtain identifying information, names and addresses for all parking ticket downloads on a weekly basis and mail out past due notices at the 10 day and 30 day marks.

Objective F:

Monitor all revenues for delinquency and utilize contracts through monthly statements, phone calls and/or personal visits as applicable, conferencing with other City departments, and referrals to outside collection agencies as needed to reduce unpaid debt to the City.

Goal:

To provide excellence in stewardship in order to obtain optimum value for each tax dollar expended.

Objective A:

To provide quality goods and services to employees on time and at a reasonable cost.

Objective B:

Apply annually for the Carolina Association of Government Purchasing (CAGP) Sustained Professional Purchasing Award.

Goal:

To ensure that all purchases for the City of Greenville are made in accordance with the procurement laws of the state of North Carolina and the Greenville City Code.

Objective A:

Have an up-to-date "How to do Business" booklet/guide available in hardcopy or online.

Objective B:

Have an up-to-date "Ethics" policy available in hardcopy or online.

Objective C:

Ensure Purchasing staff is fully trained regarding the procurement laws of the state of North Carolina and the Greenville City Code.

Goal:

To provide excellent service to all customers.

Objective A:

To continue to reduce the turnaround time for receipt of a requisition to the issuance of a purchase order.

Objective B:

To provide prompt response and support to all customers, both internal and external.

Objective C:

To continue to increase the use of available technology to improve customer service.

Goal:

To ensure equal opportunity by maximizing the participation of minority and women-owned businesses in City and GUC procurement and contracting.

Objective A:

To continue to improve the percentage of City and GUC contracts awarded to M/WBE vendors.

Objective B:

To improve the number of M/WBE's that attend sponsored workshops and seminars.

Objective C:

To increase the total  number of M/WBE's that bid on City and GUC projects.