The Department of Administrative Services provides all the required administrative services to operate the City of Imperial, including financial reporting, audits, budgets, payroll, purchasing, utility billing, business license compliance, investments and treasury functions. The Department is responsible for all City Budget and fiscal functions, including accounting and purchasing. In this respect the department collects all city revenues, pays all City bills, prepares the payroll, processes business licenses, and serving as a customer service portal for citizens. Customer service staff processes nearly 6,000 utility bills on a monthly basis, receiving payments and responding to customer inquiries. 

The Administrative Services Director serves as the City’s Treasurer and is appointed by the City Manager. The City Treasurer ensures that all monies are safeguarded by following good financial practices such as depositing funds into the City’s bank account on a daily basis. The Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer submits a monthly financial report to the City Council that identifies cash balances in each of the City’s investment pools and validates that the City has sufficient funds to operate for the next thirty days.