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Finance department plans reorganization, adds procurement authority and internal-controls pilot

Delaware City Finance Committee · November 3, 2025
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Summary

With the finance director retiring in January, staff proposed merging management, budget and procurement functions into finance, hiring a procurement administrator, adding financial specialist positions, and piloting an internal-controls program to document business processes and mitigate operational risks.

Delaware City staff proposed a reorganization of finance and procurement functions at the Nov. 3 Finance Committee meeting and described operational changes intended to centralize purchasing, strengthen collections and institute an internal-controls program.

Staff announced Finance Director Rob will retire in January and recommended merging management/budget functions with finance to improve oversight and continuity. The reorganization would keep income-tax administration in place and create a procurement administrator role (a certified purchasing professional) to centralize purchasing decisions, vendor management and cooperative-purchasing use. Staff said the procurement…

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