Finance
Our finance service supports the Council and those delivering our services. We work in partnership to provide a complete financial service for the public and Councillors.
Our duties include:
- budget monitoring
- preparing the Annual Budget, Capital Programme and financial forecasting preparing the council's annual Statement of Accounts
- administering the council's insurance
- strategic Treasury Management for example borrowing and lending
- making payments to our suppliers
- forecasting and setting Council tax and business rates
- publishing financial open data as required by law
