The Finance Department receives and accounts for all funds paid to the Town and disburses all funds for compensation to employees and services rendered to the Town. The department is responsible for prudently managing the Town’s debt and investments, preparing the annual budget and capital improvement plan, valuing and tracking its infrastructure and fixed assets, overseeing the annual audit, and providing timely and insightful financial information to assist the Council and Town staff’s planning and decision making. The department maintains the Town’s central accounting system, which provides real time revenue and expense information to all Town departments including the Water Pollution Control Facility enterprise fund.