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Goal: The city will strive to provide quality, up-to-date networking technologies, maintain secure and accurate data, and  provide efficient, reliable tools and resources for a productive working environment.

The Information Systems Division oversees and maintains a replacement plan for the City’s technologies including the following criteria:

Goal: The Capital Facility Plan will detail intended uses of Real Estate Excise Taxes.

Goal: User rates and system development charges will finance all operations, capital and debt service for utility functions.

Goal: A rate study of utility rates and system development charges will be completed at least every 5 years to determine if applicable rates and miscellaneous charges meet operating costs, debt obligations and provide adequate reserve levels.

Goal: Grants will be sought to support the city’s programs.

Goal: General obligation and revenue debt will only be issued for capital needs and structured to limit financing costs and future commitments.

Goal: A long-range forecasting of revenues and expenditures for a future three-year period will be done each year by August 1.

City of Camas
Financial Goals and Policies

Goal:  The General Fund will strive to maintain a fund balance of 17% of budgeted General Fund expenditures.

To mitigate current and future revenue shortfalls, unanticipated expenditures, and cash flow needs due to the General Fund's dependence on property taxes, an adequate fund balance in the General Fund will be maintained. The projected fund balance at year-end is expected to remain at 17% of annual budgeted General Fund expenditures.