Financial Services
The Financial Services Department provides services to the public and internal support services to all City Departments and Offices. Specifically, the Department is responsible for financial forecasting and budget monitoring, issuing municipal bonds, general accounting, grants monitoring, preparation of financial reports, overseeing Hollywood's annual financial audit, payroll, managing and investing public funds, preparing the City’s annual operating budget, and revenue and expenditure analysis.
Five divisions comprise the Financial Services:
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- Finance Administration
- Treasury Division
- General Accounting
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Budget Administration
The Budget Division is responsible for preparing the annual operating budget for the City. This process includes revenue forecasting, expenditure analysis and salary forecasting.
Procurement Services Division
The Procurement Services Division is responsible for making the best investment of public resources through the proper purchase of goods, materials and services at the best value, consistent with the quality needed to provide the best service to Hollywood residents and visitors.
Treasury Division
The Treasury Division handles many of the department’s direct services to the public, including customer payment processing, emergency alarm registration, lien searches, local business tax receipts, and utility billing and customer service. Treasury also oversees debt administration, revenue auditing, receivables, and utilities contract administration.
The Treasury Division is under the direction of the City Treasurer who can be reached at 954.921.3232.
General Accounting Division
The General Accounting Division supervises the City’s annual external audit and issues the City’s audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
For 36 consecutive years, the Department of Finance and Information Technology has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
The General Accounting Division also handles payroll and vendor accounts payable matters.
- Accounts payable inquiries for vendors - company names A-F - 954.921.3380
- Accounts payable inquiries for vendors - company names G-O - 954.921.3499
- Accounts payable inquiries for vendors - company names P-Z - 954.921.3235.
City of Hollywood employees who have payroll-related questions may call 954.921.3238 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
