Finance

Finance Director: Timothy Sadowski
(248) 758-3100
e-mail: TSadowski@pontiac.mi.us
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Finance Department is responsible for managing the administration of the financial affairs of the City. The Administrative responsibility of Finance is to insure that all divisions are meeting their respective functions, assignments, and responsibilities towards maintaining appropriate financial records, collection of taxes, special assessments and other revenues.

FITCH RATINGS AFFIRM BOND RATING

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the "CCC" rating for Pontiac's TIFA bonds and removed the ratings from the Negative Watch.

Click here to read details of the report

Ballot Proposal/Headlee Amendment

The Headlee Amendment of 1978 affects the amount municipalities are able to collect for property taxes that provide services to its residents. The City of Pontiac has seen substantial losses in revenue due to these restrictions. The November 8, 2022 ballot includes a proposed 1.0868 millage increase to offset those losses.

Click here to read about the history of the Headlee amendment, how it has affected city property tax revenues and how the ballot proposal will bring in an estimated $1,218,038 of additional revenue in the first year

CITY OF PONTIAC ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY REPORTS

Pontiac Municipal Performance Dashboard

The Pontiac Municipal Performance Dashboard includes financial and operating measures important to the government and its citizens.
This data includes a current and prior year overview comparison as well as charts and graphs that allow you to view trends over multiple years. Areas of focus include the following:

  • Fiscal Stability
  • Economic Strength
  • Public Safety
  • Quality of Life
Click here for the 2022 Pontiac Municipal Performance Dashboard

Municipal Financial Summary
Click here to view 2021 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance

Budget
Click here to view the Council Adopted 2023-2024 Budget

Audit
Click here to view the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Audit
Fee Schedule

Click here to view the approved 2023-2024 Fee Schedule
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Document Center

The Document Center provides easy access to public documents. Click on one of the categories below to see related documents or use the search function.

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Documents sorted by _RECORDID in Descending Order within category

Annual Budgets and Financial Reports15 documents

  • 2023 CVTRWS Revenue Sharing Certificate, Debt Service Report and the Projected Budget Report
    document _recordid 1607
  • 2023-2024 Council Adopted Annual Budget
    document _recordid 1543
  • 2022 CVTRWS Revenue Sharing Certificate, Debt Service Report and the Projected Budget Report
    document _recordid 181
    Revenue Sharing Certificate, Debt Service Report and the Projected Budget Report
  • 2015 Finance Department Annual Report
    document _recordid 178
    2015 Finance Department Annual Report
  • 2019 Retirement System Annual Report -Form 5572
    document _recordid 177
  • 2018-2020 Adopted Annual Budgets (pdf)
    document _recordid 176
  • 2019-2021 Mayor Proposed Annual Budget (PDF)
    document _recordid 175
  • 2019-2021 Adopted Annual Budgets (pdf)
    document _recordid 174
  • 2020-2024 Mayor Proposed Annual Budget (pdf)
    document _recordid 173
  • 2020 Adopted Annual Budget (pdf)
    document _recordid 172
  • 2021-2025 Mayor Proposed Annual Budget (pdf)
    document _recordid 171
  • 2021-2025 Council Adopted Annual Budget (pdf)
    document _recordid 169
  • 2021-2022 Council Adopted Annual Budget
    document _recordid 168
  • 2022-2023 Mayor Proposed Annual Budget
    document _recordid 167
  • 2022-2023 Council Adopted Annual Budget
    document _recordid 166

Financial Policies7 documents

  • Credit Card Policy
    document _recordid 194
  • ACH and Electronic Transactions Policy
    document _recordid 193
  • Investment Policy
    document _recordid 192
  • Cellular Phones
    document _recordid 190
  • Capital Asset Policy
    document _recordid 189
  • Authorized Signers on City Bank Accounts
    document _recordid 188
  • Fund Balance Policy
    document _recordid 186

Citizen Guide to Local Unit Finance6 documents

  • Click here to view the 2013 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance (excel required)
    document _recordid 258
  • Click here to view the 2014 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance (excel required)
    document _recordid 257
  • Click here to view the 2015 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance (excel required)
    document _recordid 256
  • Click here to view the 2020 Citizen's  Guide to Local Unit Finance (excel required)
    document _recordid 255
  • Click here to view the 2021 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance (excel required)
    document _recordid 254
  • Click here to view the 2022 Citizen's Guide to Local Unit Finance
    document _recordid 253

Debt Service Reports6 documents

  • Click here to download the 2013 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 265
  • Click here to download the 2014 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 264
  • Click here to download the 2015 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 263
  • Click here to download the 2020 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 262
  • Click here to download the 2021 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 261
  • Click here to download the 2022 Debt Service Report
    document _recordid 260

CONSOLIDATION OF SERVICES2 documents

  • City of Pontiac Other Post Employment Benefits -Actuarial Valuation dated 12/31/2012. Click here to read.
    document _recordid 268
  • Click here to download a copy of the EVIP Certification of Consolidation of Services (PDF)
    document _recordid 267