JENNIFER J. BROWN - TREASURER, M.G.T.
Welcome to the homepage for the City of Charlottesville Treasurer's Office. The Treasurer's Office is located at 605 East Main Street Room A120 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 on the first floor of City Hall. We hope that you will find what you are looking for by using the links to the left. If you cannot find the information you need, please email us and let us know.
*Para preguntas en espanol llamenos al telefono (434) 970-3155 o envienos un correo electronico a citytreas@charlottesville.org.
Payments or other correspondence
may be mailed to:
City of Charlottesville Treasurer's Office
P.O. Box 9048
Charlottesville, VA 22906-9048
About the Treasurer
Serving as City Treasurer since 1994, Jennifer J. Brown was elected to a fourth term on November 8, 2005. She is a member of the Treasurer's Association of Virginia , serving on the Executive Board, the Career Development Committee and the Treasurer's Association Certification Committee and has been presented the 2006 Treasurer of the Year award by the Treasurer's Association of Virginia.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Top)
The City Treasurer is an elected constitutional officer and, as such, is directly accountable to the citizens of Charlottesville. The Treasurer's Office prepares, mails and collects all tax bills for real and personal property located in the City of Charlottesville. The office also aggressively pursues the collection of all delinquent taxes owed to the city.
Additional revenues collected under the direct supervision of the Treasurer include: vehicle license fees; PPTRA revenue; gas, water and sewer consumption-based fees; business licenses, receipts of State collected revenues and taxes; parking ticket fines; zone parking permits; trash stickers and annual trash decals; cigarette taxes; meals and lodging taxes and other various city fees and permits.
The City Treasurer's office is charged with the design of an effective cash management and investment program for the City and all of its agencies and acts as fiscal agent for the Charlottesville City Schools and the Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center. Among other activities, these duties include managing the investment policy for the city; arranging for banking services; forecasting all cash receipts and expenditures; investing funds not needed to meet current expenditures; working with external brokers and the banking community; and reporting all investment activities. The City Treasurer also serves on the City of Charlottesville Retirement Commission and acts as custodian of the fund, which includes maintaining all records, accounting for the investment of funds and the reporting of funds revenue and expenditures.
The City Treasurer's office makes all disbursements for the city that have been approved for payment by the Director of Finance. The Treasurer acts as the reconciliation agent for the city by working with the depository bank, city departments and external and internal auditors.
MISSION STATEMENT (Top)
The City of Charlottesville Treasurer's Office mission is to provide world-class customer service in all venues and ensure the fiscal integrity of the City. We strive to achieve this by maintaining a commitment to:
- Providing a professional environment where our employees can thrive and have access to educational opportunities.
- Concentrating on implementation of technology solutions that will meet or exceed our service requirements.
- Developing and implementing more streamlined business processes for the convenience of the customer while adhering to the requirements of the law.
- Listening to customer feedback and implementing changes when possible.
- Strictly adhering to all federal, state and local laws governing the management of public funds.
- Working with external brokers and the banking community to achieve the highest and safest investment returns for the City.
- Taking advantage of educational opportunities in the field of treasury management.
EXPERIENCE THE CONVENIENCE OF EASY PAY (Top)
Easy Pay is the City of Charlottesville's new automatic payment option for City utility bills. Easy Pay saves time, money, and hassle by automatically deducting your bill amount from your bank account when it is due. Sign up today by completing the Easy Pay Application, attaching a voided check or deposit slip, and returning it to us. You'll know that your bill is being paid automatically when you see the message that you are an Easy Pay customer printed on your bill. For more information, contact the Utility Billing Office at (434) 970-3211 .
PAY YOUR BILLS ONLINE OR BY PHONE! (Top)
The City of Charlottesville now offers online and telephone payment services. Residents may pay personal property tax, real estate tax, utility bills and parking tickets online or by phone using a credit card. Click here to pay your bill online or call toll free 1-866-660-5185 . Please note that a variable rate convenience fee is added to personal property and real estate transactions.