The Finance Department oversees all of the City's financial functions. These include: the collection, receipting, disbursement and accounting of all monies received in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; the investment of cash balances; the development and administration of operating and capital improvement budgets; the administration of a centralized purchasing system; the issuance of new debt instruments; the preparation and development of financial statements, audits and grants, and oversight of outstanding debt covenants.