Responsibilities
The Glens Falls Controller's Office is primarily responsible for collecting City taxes, but has many other responsibilities including:
- Assist independent auditors during annual audit
- Collection for City, County, Crandall Library, bid, and school taxes
- Collection of water / sewer bills
- Enforce tax collection and processing delinquent taxes for collection and foreclosure
- Issue accounts payable checks biweekly as directed by the Common Council
- Maintain accounts of expenditures and revenues for all departments
- Maintain general ledger accounts for all funds
- Maintain record retention
- Prepare and file New York State annual update report and other reports as required
- Process in-house payroll
- Provide tax searches and tax statements
- Publishing due dates and tax information in the Post Star, as well as foreclosure notices and the delinquent tax list
- Reconcile bank statements for all City accounts
- Record actual expenses and revenues for all departments
- Record fixed assets of City in conformance with GASB34
- Responsible for bond issues and other financing arrangements
- Responsible for the City department's IT needs
- Schedule and process monthly late fees for City / County and school taxes
- Technical assistance to all city departments and agencies regarding accounting policies and procedures