Fiscal Manager

Fiscal Manager Stephanie Smith provides fiscal resource management and support services for departmental programs and operations. This includes the development and administration of the annual operating and capital budgets; procurment of goods and services; grant and contract monitoring and financial reporting; and supply, equipment and fixed asset management.

The department's FY 2004 budget was $10,993,982 million. The annual budget represents the financial operating plan. The data includes lists costs associated with personal services (salaries, wages, overtime, taxes, retirement, health insurance, etc.), operating expenses (professional serviced, travel and education, building and vehicle maintenance, uniforms, medical services, etc.),  capital outlay (other structural facilities, office equipment, furniture, vehicles, radios, etc.) and grants.

E-mail Fiscal Manager Stephanie Smith at smith@fppd.org

Payroll

The importance of Payroll Clerk Melissa Alexander''s job becomes quite evident on paydays. Her duties involve handling the petty cash account, keeping track of personnel time and attendance, requests for leave, overtime and compensatory time. She is also responsible for producing reports for sick and vacation time for personnel evaluations.

Grants

The Fort Pierce Police Department aggressively seeks grant funding to help supplement tax dollars. The department's Grant Writer Sara Agrait is responsible for researching possible state, local and federal grants that can enhance the department's law enforcement efforts. In addition, the grant writer handles the acquisition of and management of grants that have been awarded to the department.

Much of the emphasis in seeking grant funding in 2004 focused on replacing the department's records managment system, purchasing laptop computers for all patrol cars and acquiring equipment to effectively enforce the laws throughout our neighborhoods.