Welcome to the Department of Finance
The Department of Finance, created by Charter Amendment 1B in November of 2006, unifies the City's accounting and financial functions under a Chief Financial Officer. The position of Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, was
appointed to Claude Pumilia by Mayor John Hickenlooper in March 2007. Along with the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, LaCharles Keesee, and each of the agencies housed beneath the departmental umbrella, the Department of Finance commits to the citizens of Denver a financial structure that mirrors the best practices of both the public and private sectors. This commitment promotes better service, enhanced performance measures, maximum accountability and improved business procedures.
About Us
Department of Finance
Mission : To ensure the delivery of effective and efficient City services through sound financial management.
- Administration
- Quantitative Strategies
The Department of Finance unites the following agencies:
Assessment Mission : To fairly and uniformly value all assessable real and personal property within the City and County of Denver, and to comply with all of the requirements of both Colorado state law and the standards of the assessment profession. We will perform all of our duties thoroughly and efficiently, and serve the public in a courteous, friendly, and professional manner. We will promote and develop positive work ethics, respect for our peers and the public, and pride in the workplace.
- Property evaluation and tax calculation
- Property boundary determination
Budget and Management Mission : To enable the City and its agencies to effectively deliver public services through strategic allocation and management of resources.
- City budget process and oversight
- Performance management coordination
- Periodic posting of Budget Management's Financial News
Mission : To ensure the City and County of Denver's financial integrity by promoting effective, efficient and accountable government, utilizing best practices and ensuring the highest quality of customer service.
- Accounting
- City-wide financial reporting oversight
- Financial compliance
- Payroll
Motor Vehicles Division (Denver) Mission :
To provide quality customer service in a courteous manner to all citizens regarding legal Motor Vehicle mandates through teamwork, integrity, respect and pride.
Real Estate DivisionMission : To provide cost-effective management of the City’s real estate portfolio, perform real estate services for all City agencies, create ideal working environments for City employees, and proactively meet the City’s short and long-term real estate needs.
- Information on easements
- Leasing and Sale of City owned land
- Real Estate development of CIty owned land
- Right-of-way acquisitions
Mission : To provide a system of risk and loss exposure identification and analysis designed to protect the City and County of Denver, its capital assets, property and employees, by the development or purchase of appropriate fiscal mechanisms, and the development or implementation of appropriate risk management policies or procedures, and through the education and training of all City employees.
Mission : To collect, record, deposit, invest and disburse all taxes and other revenues of the City and County of Denver. By carrying out this mission in a professional, efficient, and customer-oriented manner, we maximize the financial resources available to meet the needs of the community and its citizens.
- Debt and investment management
- Tax policy and compliance