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Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility

The Finance Department is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining financial and accounting systems in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; processing and disbursing funds for payments; conducting internal financial audits; managing investments of cash balances; publishing appropriate financial statements and reports; and managing bonded indebtedness.

The Finance Department strives to collect all amounts due to the City in order to produce prompt and accurate financial reports to management and other interested parties. In addition, the Finance Department acts as liaison to the City's underwriters, investors, trustees, and other outside parties in the sale of bonds.

Financial Transparency

The Goal of the Finance Department is to provide comprehensive and transparent financial and fiscal management by maintaining strong ethics, integrity, customer-oriented values, and accountability. Every effort is made to ensure that financial information related to the municipal government is easily accessible and readily available.

Information available on this web page includes the following:

If you are having any difficulty locating a particular item, please call (903) 531-1138.

Did You Know?

  • The City of Tyler property tax rate is the lowest among Texas cities with populations between 15,000 and 1 million?
  • Sales Tax Info: View monthly sales tax allocation reports from the Texas Comptroller’s Office.

Unclaimed Property

The City of Tyler is holding various types of property (valued at $100 or less) that were unclaimed and presumed abandoned as of March 1, 2020, and is subject to Title VI, Chapter 76 of the Texas Property Code. Pursuant to Sec. 76.201 of the Texas Property Code, the City of Tyler is publishing the names of those persons/entities for which the City of Tyler is holding unclaimed property valued less than $100. See below for an inclusive list and claim form. If you have any questions regarding this list or process, please call (903) 531-1138.