Financial Management Department

The primary function of Financial Management is to provide financial and analytical consultant services; develop, implement, and monitor a financial plan, conduct budget training for departments, and produce information to assist the County Mayor’s mission of good government under the guidance of the Finance Administrator and Assistant Finance Administrator in order to maintain the County’s fiscal integrity and accountability, as well as to support effective decision-making. In addition, Financial Management prepares and publishes the Comprehensive Annual Budget Report (CABR). The Accounting Department manages the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

Budget Reports

If you are a charitable or non-profit organization in the process of requesting funds, you will need to review a budget package from the county. They are available in March each year. Call 209-6370

Adopted Budgets

Current County Bond Ratings as of 09/01/2020:

Moody's Investors Service - Aaa
Fitch Inc. - AAA
Standard & Poor's - AAA

Moody's Investors Service, Fitch Inc. and Standard & Poor's are three different ways to rate the risk of bonds. In Moody’s the lowest risk bond type is a Aaa. In Fitch’s the lowest risk bond type is a AAA. In Standard & Poor’s the lowest risk bond type is a AAA.
Hamilton County has maintained this distinction since 2011 and is the only county in Tennessee to receive this valued rating from all three rating agencies.

Note: The following links will open to another government website or government-affiliated page in a new tab.