8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday-Friday
Telephone Numbers
Summerville
Phone: 832-0198
Fax: 832-0204
St. George
Phone: 563-0198
Fax: 563-0204
Dorchester County
Kenneth F. Waggoner Services
Facility 2nd Floor
201 Johnston Street
St. George, SC 29477
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Finance Dept.
Budget & Finance
The Budget and Finance Department is responsible for the financial management of the County. This Includes preparation of and monitoring of the annual budget, working with the annual audit, establishing and maintaining controls over all financial activities, providing information to departments and the public. |
Service Areas
Budgeting: This department is responsible for coordinating and
preparing the annual budget. This includes establishing effective
budget procedures, coordinating the process with all departments,
gathering all budget requests, working with the Administrator to
determine the proposed budget, printing the final budget book,
and monitoring compliance throughout the year.Annual Audit: This department works as the liaison between the
County and its independent auditors during the performance of the
annual audit. This includes gathering information from
departments for the auditors, preparing numerous worksheets
and schedules, preparing and entering year-end journal entries,
and sending the completed document to various agencies.Financial Operations: Throughout the year, this department works
to accurately maintain the general ledger accounting records for
the County as a whole by monitoring financial transactions. This
includes entering daily activity, adjustments, and budget transfers
as well as interfacing with payroll and cash receipts.Accounts Payable: This department processes many of the
County's accounts payables. Processes most non-purchase
orders such as utility bills, telephone bills, travel, conferences,
memberships, employee reimbursements, attorneys, payroll
benefits, etc. These are received on a daily basis and checks are
disbursed weekly.Information Source: This department is the source for all financial
information of the County. The department produces monthly
financial reports for the Administrator and County Council.
Provides various information daily as needed to other
departments, the Administrator, County Council, and the general
public.Grants and Special Projects: The Grants and Special Projects
Coordinator is responsible for working with all departments to
monitor all grants of the County and help obtain new grants.
Additionally, this person is responsible for running the Senior
Citizens Tax Workoff Program, and is the County contact for any
Freedom of Information Act requests.