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July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011<br />

Report from the<br />

FINANCE DEPARTMENT<br />

To the <strong>Town</strong> Manager, <strong>Town</strong> Council, and Citizens <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Scarborough</strong>:<br />

Ruth D. Porter<br />

Finance Director<br />

It is with great pleasure that I<br />

submit the annual report on behalf<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Finance Department<br />

for the Fiscal Year 2010-2011.<br />

The Finance Department is<br />

responsible for managing and<br />

reporting the financial<br />

activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Scarborough</strong> to assure all<br />

interested parties that those<br />

public resources are<br />

conscientiously received,<br />

safeguarded, invested,<br />

accounted for and disbursed.<br />

Our <strong>department</strong> works to<br />

reduce liabilities and risks in<br />

order to protect the financial and personal interests <strong>of</strong> the<br />

residents, taxpayers, employees, investors and visitors.<br />

Additionally, the Finance staff prepares financial statements<br />

that report the financial condition on the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Scarborough</strong>.<br />

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is<br />

the governing body for the reporting and accounting <strong>of</strong><br />

municipalities across the country. The <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Scarborough</strong> Finance Department received the prestigious<br />

Certificate <strong>of</strong> Achievement for Excellence in Financial<br />

Reporting for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<br />

for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2010. This is the sixth<br />

consecutive year that the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scarborough</strong> has<br />

submitted and achieved this prominent award.<br />

Excerpts <strong>of</strong> the June 30, 2011 Comprehensive Annual<br />

Financial Report (CAFR) are highlighted on the following<br />

pages. The <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Scarborough</strong>’s financial report was<br />

audited by the firm <strong>of</strong> Macdonald Page and Co., LLC<br />

located at 30 Long Creek Drive, South Portland, Maine<br />

04106. Please review the completed CARF on the <strong>Town</strong>’s<br />

web site at http://www.scarborough.me.us/acct/index.html.<br />

The Finance Department is comprised <strong>of</strong> the following<br />

<strong>of</strong>fices and describes the related responsibilities:<br />

▪<br />

Accounting: Includes payroll, accounts payable, cash<br />

management, financial s<strong>of</strong>tware implementation and<br />

oversight, investments, risk assessment, accounts<br />

receivable, budgeting, debt management, infrastructure<br />

and financial reporting.<br />

▪ Collections: Includes property tax collection and<br />

processing, general and rescue billing and collections,<br />

vehicle registrations, hunting and fishing licenses,<br />

beach parking permits, boat launch permits, parking<br />

tickets, snowmobile, watercraft and ATV registrations<br />

along with various other revenue collection services.<br />

▪<br />

▪<br />

Purchasing: Includes procuring goods and services,<br />

directing, supervising and coordinating the preparation<br />

<strong>of</strong> technical specifications for all purchasing and<br />

construction related activities <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>.<br />

Assessing: Includes calculating the annual valuation <strong>of</strong><br />

all taxable and exempt real and personal property in<br />

<strong>Scarborough</strong> and committing the property taxes<br />

annually.<br />

The town has continued to increase the number <strong>of</strong> items that<br />

we can scan into our financial s<strong>of</strong>tware system. In the past,<br />

the town’s W-2’s, invoices and purchase orders were<br />

documents that have been saved or scanned into the<br />

s<strong>of</strong>tware. We now have the ability to store and attach<br />

journal transfer source documents as well as informational<br />

information by account or project. The finance <strong>department</strong><br />

continues its work to reduce our impact on our<br />

environment.<br />

The individuals, working in these areas, assist with the ever<br />

growing legal and reporting requirements, the growth <strong>of</strong> the<br />

technology industry and <strong>of</strong> public service and safety for us<br />

all.<br />

Photography by<br />

Jonathan Reed<br />

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