Finance and Administration

Mission Statement

The Department of Finance and Administration exists to support the City-wide mission of providing exceptional municipal services and keeping Boise a safe and vibrant community.  This is accomplished through a department staff that is committed to teamwork, expertise, consistency, balance and integrity.

Strengths

• Commitment to quality customer service
• Depth of professional experience
• Creative and innovative orientation
• Ability to solve problems as a team Emphasis on effective interdepartmental communications
  
  

Weaknesses

• Unclear financial policies and administrative regulations
• Limited availability of on-line financial services to external customers
• Process improvements in financial and purchasing services are desired by internal customers
• Revenue limitations and resource constraints
• Competition for, and significant gaps in, technological support for departmental services
• Staffing limitations restrain flexibility in internal controls, cross training opportunities and fostering creativity in process improvements
  
  

Opportunities

• Ability to leverage services and costs with other governmental and private sector partners
• New and/or enhanced revenue opportunities can be tapped
• Capacity to streamline service delivery using advanced technology and improved staff training
• Collaboration with local and state governments can yield operating efficiencies
• Departmental consolidation will provide opportunities for staff cross-training and backup support
  
  

Threats

• Tendency for government entities not to play well together
• Legislative support for property tax relief for large corporations
• Difficultly in gaining back community trust that City officials can be effective stewards of the public purse
• Cost-of-living increases outstripping property tax caps
• Strategic priorities can shift with election cycles