Finance, Lands and Police is responsible for the City’s financial operations, plans for and manages the City’s land portfolio and real-estate assets, and supports Coquitlam’s policing services delivered through the Coquitlam RCMP detachment. Work is carried out by the following divisions:
- Financial Planning
- Financial Services
- Payroll
- Purchasing
- Revenue Services
- Civic Lands
- Civilian Police Services
Financial Planning
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing the City’s annual Five-Year Financial Plan, including the operating, utility and capital budgets
- Conducting financial analysis for corporate-wide initiatives, such as business planning
Financial Services
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing statutory reporting requirements, including preparing audited year-end Financial Statements and the Annual Report
- Providing internal financial reporting systems
- Overseeing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Payroll
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing employee pay, T4s and Records of Employment
- Remitting and reporting statutory and non-statutory deductions
Purchasing
Key responsibilities include:
- Procuring goods and services for the City
- Overseeing the Stores section, which manages inventory for Parks, Public Works and Facilities
Revenue Services
Key responsibilities include:
- Collecting and managing City revenues, including property taxes, utility charges, grants-in-lieu of taxes and local improvement charges
- Managing the City treasury operations including cash flow and investments
Civic Lands
Key responsibilities include:
- Optimizing the City’s real-estate assets
- Optimizing City-owned land development activities to create value for the community
Civilian Police Services
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the operations of the Coquitlam RCMP detachment and its RCMP officers
- Providing services such as crime prevention programs, crime analysis, community outreach and education, and media relations
