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Finance

The Finance Department is the administrative arm of the City's financial operations. The department has the responsibility for the City's overall fiscal operations, annual budget development, and financial reporting. Fiscal operations include financial budgeting, accounting, and reporting for 34 separate funds including the General Fund and the five Enterprise funds. Other governmental funds include the Debt Service Fund, Internal Service Fund, Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund, BCDC Fund, three capital projects funds, two risk management funds, consumer deposits, deferred compensation, and 17 special revenue funds.

The department collects, records, summarizes and reports the results of all financial transactions that occur within the City operations and prepares the City financial statements.

Additional fiscal responsibilities encompass cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll. The City's investment portfolio, capital assets, inventory, grants, purchasing, central warehouse, and municipal court are also managed by the Finance Department.

The City's Finance Department works in conjunction with the Administration to prepare and provide financial reports to residents. It is the Finance Department's goal to provide as much information, in a transparent manner, as possible. If there is information not located on this page that a citizen may wish to see, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 979-337-7567.

Accounting

The Accounting Department is responsible for processing all vendor invoices for payment.

For questions regarding an invoice or payment, please contact Accounts Payable at 979-337-7560.

Submit vendor invoices to:

City of Brenham
Accounting Department
P.O. Box 1059
Brenham, TX 77834-1059

Email: ap@cityofbrenham.org

Vendor payments are typically processed each Wednesday and are mailed Thursday. All vendor payments are issued by mail.

To receive payment, all vendors doing business with the City of Brenham must have a completed IRS W-9 form on file with the Accounting Department. Completed W-9 forms may be mailed to the address listed above or faxed to 979-337-7554.

If you are unsure whether or not your business has submitted a valid W-9 form, please contact Accounts Payable at 979-337-7560.

The City's payment terms are net 30.

Staff Contacts

Finance Documents

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Budget & Tax Notices6 documents

• FY2026 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
  document date 07-28-2026
• Notice About 2026 Tax Rates
  document date 07-28-2026
• 2025 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
  document date 08-04-2025
• 2024 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
  document date 08-04-2024
• 2023 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
  document date 08-05-2023
• 2022 Tax Rate Calculation Worksheet
  document date 10-01-2022

Archived Budgets17 documents

• FY2025-2026 Budget
  document date 08-08-2025
• FY2024-2025 Budget
  document date 12-18-2024
• FY2023-2024 Budget
  document date 08-04-2023
• FY2022-2023 Budget
  document date 08-02-2022
• FY2021-2022 Budget
  document date 08-10-2021
• FY2020-2021 Budget
  document date 08-06-2020
• FY2019-2020 Budget
  document date 01-10-2020
• FY2018-2019 Budget
  document date 10-01-2018
• FY2017-2018 Budget
  document date 10-01-2017
• FY2016-2017 Budget
  document date 10-01-2016
• FY2015-2016 Budget
  document date 10-01-2015
• FY2014-2015 Budget
  document date 10-01-2014
• FY2013-2014 Budget
  document date 10-01-2013
• FY2012-2013 Budget
  document date 10-01-2012
• FY2011-2012 Budget
  document date 10-01-2011
• FY2010-2011 Budget
  document date 10-01-2010
• FY2009-2010  Budget
  document date 10-01-2009

Annual Financial Statements19 documents

• 2024-2025 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-19-2026
• 2023-2024 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-20-2025
• 2022-2023 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-21-2024
• 2021-2022 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-16-2023
• 2020-2021 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-09-2022
• 2019-2020 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-23-2021
• 2018-2019 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-19-2020
• 2017-2018 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-08-2019
• 2016-2017 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2018
• 2015-2016 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2017
• 2014-2015 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2016
• 2013-2014 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2015
• 2012-2013 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2014
• 2011-2012 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2013
• 2010-2011 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2012
• 2009-2010 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2011
• 2008-2009 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2010
• 2007-2008 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2009
• 2006-2007 - Annual Financial Statements
  document date 03-01-2008

Policies4 documents

• Fund Balance Policy
  document date 04-09-2025
• Debt Management Policy
  document date 04-09-2025
• Investment Policy
  document date 04-09-2025
• Financial Policies
  document date 04-09-2025