Mission–
The purpose of the Brown County Administration Department is to provide centralized financial and budgetary management, accounting, payroll and purchasing services, as well as information services to all County departments. The department also assists the County Executive and County Board in analyzing and formulating recommendations regarding public policy, budget development and administrative matters.
Department Description –
The Administration Department is responsible for centralized financial and budgetary management, payroll and purchasing functions as well as information services. The department provides centralized financial management and accounting services consistent with federal and state laws and Governmental Accounting Standards Board pronouncements.
As part of the budgetary management function, the department is responsible for preparation of the annual budget, capital improvements bonding plan, administrative policies and various special purpose analyses and reports. As part of the financial management function, necessary financial information is provided to the County Executive, departments, County Board and various boards, commissions and committees to aid in policy making. Accounting activities include preparation of financial reports and audits, maintenance of the books (general ledger, accounts payable, etc.), indirect cost allocation and bonding. The payroll function provides timely and accurate payroll processing as well as retention of payroll records and preparation of reports as required by law. Purchasing provides centralized purchasing capabilities for all departments as well as facilitates the proposal and bid process to ensure contracts are awarded to the vendor or firm that will provide the best value for the taxpayer’s dollar.
Information Services provides assistance to all county departments. Departments are provided a full range of information processing and telecommunications services including system design, development, training and documentation; mainframe and network computer access and operations; local and wide area networks; personal desktop computers; Internet and Intranet services; imaging applications; safeguarding of data; e-mail; telephone and voicemail services; coordination of the maintenance of all related hardware and software; and technology consulting and research.
