Robert Curry, Finance Director The Finance Department performs an instrumental function in the preparation of the city's annual budget. On forms specified by the Finance Department, budgetary requests of city agencies and activities are compiled. The information is reviewed with the express purpose of recommending to the Board of Finance and Taxation the monies felt necessary for the upcoming fiscal year. The Director of Finance shall prescribe the forms and accounting practices to be used by all departments, except the Consolidated School District, of the City of New Britain. The Director of Finance shall require that disbursements and expenditures be so controlled as to ensure that appropriations are not exceeded. The Finance Department processes all expenditures and a payroll for each fund budgeting, coordinates data processing activities and provides technical assistance to other city departments, agencies and Risk Management. Listed below are a few of the specific activities that correspond to the appropriate functioning of city finances: Payroll Administration Pension Benefits Data Processing Purchasing/Risk Management Capital Projects Grant Reporting Financial Reporting/Audit Preparation Investments/Treasury Accounts Payable Debt Financing/Official Statement Preparation Management Information Systems Fixed Asset Management Workers' Compensation Reporting Budget Management/ Preparation Employee Medical Benefit Administration Liaison to Board of Finance Administration of Pension Plans       Capital Projects Information: - New Britain Charter Article XI: Capital Projects Budget Procedures - Capital Improvement Program 2006-2007 through 2010-2011 Debt Financing/Official Statement Preparation Information: - Official Statement March 28, 2008 - Official Statement March 22, 2007 - Official Statement March 30, 2006 - Official Statement April 6, 2005 - Official Statement March 23, 2005 Budget Management/Preparation Information: - New Britain Charter Article X: Budgetary Procedures - Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Special Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2008-2009 General Fund Summary - Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Special Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2007-2008 General Fund Summary - Fiscal Year 2006-2007 General Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2006-2007 General Fund Expenditures - Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Special Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Special Fund Expenditures - Fiscal Year 2005-2006 General Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2005-2006 General Fund Expenditures - Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Special Fund Revenue - Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Special Fund Expenditures (Documents with the icon require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the software.) (Documents with the icon require Microsoft Excel. Save the file to your desktop and then open with Microsoft Excel.