JOB
Agency Summary: The City-County Council is the legislative branch of our local government. In addition to adopting budgets, levying taxes, and authorizing financial appropriations to fund city and county operations, the council is responsible for enacting, repealing, and amending local laws. The Council appoints members to boards and commissions that serve the community, and all meetings are open to the public.
This position oversees analysis and project management of the annual City budget review and adoption process for the City-County Council. This position serves as a senior advisor to the City-County Council President, providing fiscal support to the Council president, committee chairs, and members. This position reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer.
Independent judgment is regularly utilized when there are no available policies and procedures, and errors in judgment may cause inconsistencies and inconveniences as well as regulatory and budgetary problems. This position carries out broad and complex assignments requiring comprehensive knowledge or the ability to obtain information in the field of specialization and of the organization to interpret and apply policies, and to provide information that supports policy and decision making.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city whom we serve.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- Review, evaluate and analyze fiscal compliance and policies.
- Oversee, monitor and manage a $3.2M budget for the Office of the City-County Council.
- Analyze the Mayor’s budget proposal.
- Monitor and understand sources and uses of local revenues.
- Brief council members on historical, existing, and emerging fiscal and policy issues.
- Advise the City-County Council on technical aspects of fiscal operations.
- Analyze and interpret financial statements, data, and reports, and clearly communicate key findings to decision-makers.
- Maintain contact with others, including the City Controller and Office of Finance and Management staff, County officials, department heads, local agency contacts, attorneys, auditors, and the general public, employing perceptiveness and discretion as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with municipal, county, state, and federal officials and agencies to ensure compliance with laws and regulations pertinent to local fiscal management and budgeting.
- Review, approve and monitor code compliance of all fiscal ordinances.
- Reconcile fiscal/legal issues with General Counsel to the Council and the President of the Council.
- Analyze city and county annual reports, expenditures, fund balances, fiscal impact statements and report findings to the President, Committee chairs, and Councillors.
- Provide advice on externally generated fiscal policies and initiatives and the fiscal or policy impact they may have on city-county government policies.
- Monitor and track the progress of state legislative activity that may affect local fiscal policies and report to the Council; attend relevant state legislative hearings and proceedings.
- Evaluate economics of various initiatives and/or help procure information towards its development.
- Provide research and analysis of local government fiscal and policy issues as requested by the Council President or Committee chairs.
- Conduct special research and analysis on items of interest to the Council President, Committee chairs, or Councillors.
- Other duties as assigned by the Chief Administrative Officer.
- This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.
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