Finance Department

The Finance Department, as the mere name itself depicts, oversees the city's finances. In an area where, without question, utmost accountability is crucial for maintaining the financial integrity of the city, Lowell residents can be assured that their city gets very high marks. Dedicated and detailed work, overseen by Finance Director. Mary Mason, has put the City of Lowell's financial recordkeeping among the top cities in the state of Arkansas. Under Ms. Mason's direction, the city has received four (4) consecutive years of outstanding audits by State Auditors including the year ending December 2005.

Duties and responsibilities are:

To assist the Mayor annually in projecting the next budget year revenues by analyzing current year revenue sources.

To compile the expenditure requests submitted by each of the city's nine departments.

After the Mayor's initial cuts & approvals, distributes the budget to the city council for approval or make changes.

Once the budget has been approved, the finance department ensures that each department stays within their respective budgets by receiving all invoices & statements and issuing all checks for approved expenses.

Ensure that all expenditures are justified and can be tracked for the public's knowledge and information.

Issue business licenses to all Lowell businesses.