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Renovations set for Nature Park 

Within the next few days, the city of Ocala will be doing some renovations to Nature Park, 1600 SE 30th Ave., to make it easier to maintain.

 
Street being dedicated to local couple 

The city of Ocala will be conducting a street dedication at 11 a.m., Friday, May 9th at the corner of SW 10th Avenue and SW 5th Street  in recognition of Willie S. and Weida S. Marsh.

 
City expects continued success with Amnesty Day 

With the recent success of an Ocala/Marion County electronic waste collection day, city officials are expecting a large turnout for an upcoming special waste amnesty day.

 

Latest Bids

ITB 08-045 

Ocala International Airport Runway 18-36 Rehabilitation
Mandatory Pre-Bid 5/12/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Due Date: 5/19/08 at 4:00 p.m.

 
ITB 08-037 

Ocala International Airport Apron Expansions
Mandatory Pre-Bid 5/12/08 at 2:00 p.m.
Due Date: 5/19/08 at 3:00 p.m. 

 
ROQ 08-003 

 Sanitary Sewer, Water & Stormwater Systems Consultant
Due Date:  5/19/08 at 2:00 p.m.

 



Finance

Donald Corley, Director

Phone(s): (352) 629-8373
Fax: (352) 690-2025
E-Mail Address: finance@ocalafl.org


The Finance and Administrative Services Department handles the city's fiscal affairs.  It is responsible for collecting a variety of taxes and fees, issuing over $74 million in checks last year and handling the payroll for more than 1,100 employees and 450 retirees.  It also monitors approximately 35 state and federal grants, tracks more than $40 million in general fixed assets and $380 million worth of property, equipment and infrastructure.  This department is also responsible for monitoring the annual budget.  For fiscal year 2006-2007 the adopted annual budget is $338,440,396.  The department is tasked with debt issuance and management.  In fiscal year 2005 the department issued in excess of $57 million in revenue bonds for new projects as well as for refunding existing debt.   In addition, the department manages investments and issues appropriate accounting and financial reports.  The magnitude of the investment portfolio is approximately $130 million in non-pension funds.

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The City of Ocala's annual budget for fiscal year 2006-2007 of $338,440,396 is divided among 22 departments and provides for such diverse services as utilities, public safety, recreation & parks and street maintenance to name just a few.  Part of the responsibility of this department is to assist departments in ensuring that departmental budgets are administered in a professional manner and are in line with the direction set by the City Council.

The city's annual budget document has been awarded the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 19 consecutive years.

For 20 consecutive years, the City of Ocala has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.


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Latest
Public Notices

Public Notice #0512081615 
Notice Posted:
5/9/2008 9:28:04 AM

Ocala Golf Department Meeting 

 
Public Notice #0512081830 
Notice Posted:
5/7/2008 8:38:24 AM

 Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting

 
Public Notice #0508080900 
Notice Posted:
5/7/2008 8:35:05 AM

FMPA - Florida Municipal Power Agency
Net Metering/Billing & Interconnection Conference Call
Thursday, May 8, 2008 – 9:00 am

 

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