The primary responsibilities of the Finance Department include assist with budget development, administering and investing all the funds of the city, including utility funds, grant and intergovernmental revenue administration, implementation of financial controls, receivables, processing vendor payments, preparing and maintaining the required accounting records, banking relations, risk management and loss control, preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports, debt service analysis and bond payments, administration of special assessments, payroll, and administration of municipal elections. This office also handles some business licensing including alcohol (liquor, malt, sidewalk sales, wine), amateur boxing, kickboxing, or mixed martial arts events, commercial collector license, electricians license, exceed allowable noise levels, garbage license, itinerant, merchant, peddlers, solicitors permits, mobile food vendor license, pawnbrokers and second hand stores license, plumbing contractor license, sale of fireworks, sewer and water installers license, tattoo & body piercing license, taxi cab business license, dog license/registration, furniture zone use permit, and pilot instruction license.