Each year, the City of Centerville must complete several reports and an annual audit. These reports include:
Yearly Audit: Completed Annually by a third party and submitted to Iowa State Auditor. This audit occurs once the fiscal year is completed at the end of June and is typically published in the late fall or winter. The searchable audit database is available here: https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/reports/audit-reports
Annual Financial Report: Required to be completed annually by the 1st of December. The AFR is submitted to the Iowa State Auditor. The searchable AFR database is available here: https://www.auditor.iowa.gov/city-resources/annual-financial-reports
Street Finance Report (SFR): This report is required to be completed annually by December 1st. The SFR accounts for street and road use tax expenditures. The SFR is submitted to the Iowa DOT (IDOT). The IDOT searchable SFR database is available at: https://secure.iowadot.gov/sfr/Home/PreviousFYReports
Annual Budget: The City's annual budget must be submitted to the Iowa Department of Management by April 30th each year. The annual budget requires multiple public hearings and publications. The budget process for Centerville usually starts in December each year, with the final budget wrapped up in March for the public mailing, hearing, and adoption process. The Iowa DOM searchable budget database is available at: https://dom-localgov.iowa.gov/home
Annual Urban Renewal Report: The City must report any debt or development activities that occur in its urban renewal area. This report is due no later than December 1st of each year.
Certification of TIF Debt: The City must certify any debt incurred through Tax Increment Financing (TIF) development agreements by December 1st of each year. The Certification of TIF Debt is submitted to the Appanoose County Auditor.
Annual Salary Report: The City must publish each employee's gross wages annually. The City of Centerville publishes its report annually after completing the W-2 process for employees in January of each year. The publication usually occurs in January or February.
