The mission of the Finance Department is to ensure long-term fiscal sustainability by implementing sound budgetary and accounting practices. The department provides oversight and fiscal management through accountability and transparency. It promotes financial stewardship and safekeeping of City assets and provides a comprehensive risk management program. The department also provides customer service to citizens, the mayor and council, and City departments.
The Finance division provides financial services including accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, claims management, treasury functions, and property tax collection.
Department structure
The Finance Department consists of the Finance Director, Controller, Senior Accountant, Accountants, Business Service Specialists, a High School Youth Apprentice, and LTE staff. The organizational chart can be found here.
OpenGov Transparency is the City of Sun Prairie's citizen transparency website. It provides a searchable, transparent look at the City's budget and spending. The site gives users tools to filter, sort, and visualize data. Users are able to drill down several layers and view different options, as well as download data sets for additional analysis.
The transparency website includes budget and actual data for the City's revenue and expenses for the current year and the last eight fiscal years.
Find a glossary of budget terms and more information on the City's budget and financial statement online.
Operating budget and awards
The City of Sun Prairie has been recognized as an award recipient of the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award Program by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) since the operating fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018. The City has also earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (COA) Program and the Popular Annual Financial Reporting Award (PAFR) from the GFOA. To learn more about GFOA award programs, click here.
2026 approved budget
The 2026 approved budget is available in PDF format. To view the document, visit the City's budget page at this link.
2025 to 2034 Capital Improvement Plan draft
The 2025 to 2034 Capital Improvement Plan draft is available online. To review the plan, go to this document.
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