City Building
27 Pine Street - 2nd Floor
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 513-3127
TTY/TDD #: (207) 513-3007
 
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The Finance Department is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and securing the financial activities for the City.

This Department manages the City's cash management and investment program as well as the City's debt service administration.

This is accomplished by establishing and maintaining an internal control structure designed to ensure that the assets of the City are protected from loss, theft or misuse and to ensure that adequate accounting data are compiled to allow for the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.


Finance Director
Heather H. Hunter
hhunter@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3000 Ext. 3212
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The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the City for its comprehensive annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 2008. This was the thirty fourth year that the City has received this prestigious award.  In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, the City published an easily readable and efficiently organized comprehensive annual financial report. This report satisfied both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements.
The Department is also responsible for the:
Susan Turcotte
Finance Dept. Administrative Assistant
E-Mail: sturcotte@ci.lewiston.me.us
(207) 513-3000 Ext. 3236
-- Preparation and administration of the budget process and resulting documents
-- Administrating the City's Risk Management Program including all forms of insurance which the City procures.
-- Preparation of  the CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) and Single Audit.
Copies of the CAFR, Single Audit and MAAP (Maine Accounting & Auditing Program) Report are available upon request through the Finance Department.

The Finance Dept. consists of the following four Divisions:
 
Division of Accounting & Auditing (207) 513-3123
Chief Accountant

Ralph Lenfestey

(207) 513-3000 Ext. 3235
rlenfestey@ci.lewiston.me.us

Division of Treasury / Tax Collection (207) 513-3131
Tax Collector/Investment Officer
Paul Labrecque
(207) 513-3000
Ext. 3266
plabrecque@ci.lewiston.me.us

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Deputy City Treasurer
Nancy Mennealy
(207) 513-3000
Ext. 3267
nmennealy@ci.lewiston.me.us
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Division of Purchasing (207) 513-3127
Director of Purchasing
Norman Beauparlant

(207)
513-3000 Ext. 3259
E-Mail: nbeau@ci.lewiston.me.us

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Division of Central Services

Finance Department Related Files and Links

Related Links

2011 Budget Information
Stimulus Funds Info.(ARRA of 2009)

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Related Download Files

FY08 Dispatch EMS & Fire Performance Measurement Pilot Project Report
(1.70 MB - 65 Pages - PDF)

NESPMP-Citizen Satisfaction Survey Results (484KB - 27 Pages - PDF)

Lew.'s Standard & Poors Bond Rating Report Report (54KB - 4 Pages - PDF)
Press Release of 10/28/2009

Official Statement Bond Issue dated November 2009 Series A and Series B
(6.8MB - 191 Pages - PDF)

Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR)

-- 2009 CAFR (1.04 MB - 101 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2008 CAFR (2.89 MB - 99 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2007 CAFR (9.62 MB - 98 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2006 CAFR (4.96 MB - 96 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2005 CAFR (4.78 MB - 93 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2004 CAFR (2.92 MB - 94 Pages - PDF File)

Lewiston Capital Improvement Program (LCIP)

-- 2011 LCIP (7.52 MB - 172 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2010 LCIP (7.09 MB - 176 Pages - PDF File)
-- 2009 LCIP (7.01 MB - 198 Pages - PDF File)

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