The mission of the Finance Department is to manage, support and facilitate quality customer support, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, financial reporting and the audit of the City of El Cerrito and to enhance the delivery of financial information to the organization and to the community. The Department also strives to provide the best in information services management and support to the employees and citizens of the City.

The Finance Department provides services, information and analyses to the public, City Council, management staff and other City departments. This is accomplished by:

• Developing and maintaining financial reporting systems to support the effective and efficient operations of the organization and to keep the public, City Council and City management apprised of the financial condition of the City
• Focusing financial resource issues for the development of appropriate financial policies
• Promoting effective service delivery through continued development of departmental employees
• Providing budgeting, accounting, treasury, billing and collection, accounts payable, payroll and other financial functions

Master Fee Schedule
Click here to download the 2010-11 Master Fee Schedule(PDF, 178Kb)

Information for Vendors
An interactive, pdf-formatted W-9 form may be downloaded and completed online for your convenience.

Dealer/Broker Questionnaire and Certification
An interactive, pdf-formatted W-9 form may be downloaded and completed online for your convenience.

• Monday, Wednesday, and alternate Fridays: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Closed every other Friday

For Accounts Payable,
call Nina Johnson at (510) 215-4311

Business Licenses,
call Lori Framsted at (510) 215-4335

Business License Information
Click here for more information about the City of El Cerrito Business License Tax, including Business License Renewals.

EBMUD is collecting the Water Utility User Tax (UUT) on behalf of the City of El Cerrito. The current bill is for the period January 1, 2010 thru June 30, 2010. Read More on the FAQ Page

The Adopted FY 2010-11 Budget document is available on the
City Manager's Office webpage

Visit the Archives for documents such as the Operating and Capital Budget, Comprehensive Annual Financial Statement and Component Unit Financial Statement.