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CITY FFinance & Courts
Tigard
Cindy Trimp: Director
The Finance Department has 19 FTE and Oregon law and the Tigard Municipal Code.
coordinates the annual financial planning The Municipal Court is the place where
and budget processes, maintains all city most community will interact with the legal
accounts and financial records, processes system for the first time.As such, we act
payroll, bills for water and sewer as a symbol of the legal system and strive
services, manages central purchasing, to engage those we serve in a manner that
monitors system development charges is impartial, respectful, and efficient. The
SDC administration and collects Tigard's presiding judge reviews the court rules at
business license fees. least once a year.Among other steps, the
rules establish a violations bureau which
The Tigard Municipal Court has 9.65 allows court clerks to reduce fines for many
FTE and is the judicial branch of city drivers, establish payment plans, reset
government. The court provides equitable hearings, and assist community members
resolution of a wide range of cases under with locating legal resources.
Finance Key Investments and Goals Courts: Key Investments and Goals
for Fiscal Year 2023 for Fiscal Year 2023
► Producing a successful audit as well as a successful ► Launch an in-depth diversity, equity, and inclusion
federal single audit while maintaining its strong financial training for judge and clerks.
position.
► Develop an in-city traffic safety education class in lieu of
► Accountability-The Finance team takes pride in being referring our community members to an online class.
accountable for effectively performing the financial
activities of the city.This includes recording and lo. Continue to balance the fiscal responsibilities to the
monitoring all financial transactions. They perform key community at large with equitable fines for those who
internal control procedures and adhere to the cities have been convicted.
financial policies throughout the financial process.
Further,all processes are documented to support Links
accountability and transparency,described further below
2023 Adopted Budget
► Transparency-The Finance team maintains accounting www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/city-budget
records that are accurate and fully reflect the financial
statements,it means that the information in the statements Municipal Courts web page
and supporting information has been fully disclosed to www.tigard-or.gov/your-government/departments/
public members of the audit and budget committees. municipal-court
Municipal Courts Annual Report to Council
(pg.44 of Council packet)
https://bit.ly/3UxPQg7