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Contact Information
Any resident or business owner having a related inquiry is urged to contact either Mr. Jasinski or Mr. Drazner at 708.485.2464 during normal business hours or e-mail treas@countryside-il.org.
The Finance Department consists of three employees and an elected City Treasurer. The City Treasurer and Department Head are:
- Mr. Steven Jasinski, City Treasurer (elected position)
- Mr. Steven Drazner, Finance Director
In addition, the Department has two accountants on staff.
- Meiling Lieu (Senior Accountant)
- Bill McShane (Accountant)
Primary functions of the Finance Department are:
- Preparation and coordination of the annual appropriation budget and levy
- Collections (receipts and receivables), disbursements (invoices and payables), and investment of City Funds (excluding Police Pension)
- Interim financial reporting
- Annual City audit (in conjunction with external auditors)
- Insurance and risk management
- Water billing
- Purchasing
- Grant administration
- Payroll
- Adherence to all State mandates and requirements
- Follow all Governmental Accounting Standards Board accounting pronouncements
- Debt issuance administration
- Capital improvement plan (CIP) reporting and analysis
- Assist City Administrator’s Office with various types of financial analysis projects and research