Finance & Utility Billing

Mission Statement

The Department of Finance at the City of Hermiston maintains the City’s sound financial and effective internal control structure in alignment with the City of Hermiston’s Strategic Plan, the City of Hermiston’s Financial Policies and GAAP.  We emphasize a service-oriented, team approach to providing financial information, systems, and policies that serve the needs of our citizens, the city council, various regulatory bodies and City of Hermiston employees while meeting fiduciary and regulatory responsibilities and addressing the operational needs of the city’s departments.

Responsibilities and Activities

The Finance department plans, organizes, leads and monitors the daily accounting for expenses and revenues of the city; annual budget preparation, issuance and control; periodic financial reporting; investment management; debt issuance & management; the billing and receipting of utility accounts; risk management; information technology application and management; grants management and customer service.