The Administrative Services Department is located in City Hall and is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient management of Citywide resources and is comprised of the Divisions listed above.
Contact Us by Phone:
(805) 654-7812
Fax: (805) 648-2961
Mail or Walk In: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday at:
501 Poli St. Room 101, Ventura, CA 93001
Budget - 654-7804 (View
City Budget/ Finance documents here)
The Budget and Finance Division is responsible for the City budget, accounting,
and policy analysis functions. Its purpose is to effectively manage resources
through the budgetary and accounting systems in order to ensure cost effectiveness
and efficiency and to assist departments in the attainment of their service
objectives.
Purchasing
- 658-4719 (view the purchasing web pages)
Procurement services for all City departments are centralized in the Purchasing
Division under the direction of the Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing
Division is organized by major commodity groups that are assigned to individual
buyers who specialize in the commodities they purchase. A listing of buyers
assigned to each commodity group is available upon request.
Purchasing
Bid Hotline - 658-4776
(view bid opportunities)
This recorded message is a listing of all items currently out for competitive
bid and is updated every Monday.
Treasury
and Revenue Management
- 654-7857 (View Investment documents
here) Information
Technology - 654-7840
The Treasury & Revenue Division is responsible for the preservation,
enhancement, and account ability for cash assets and long-term debt management
for the City, Redevelopment Agency, and Public Facilities Financing Authority.
Treasury is also responsible for local tax ordinance administration and
compliance and revenue development and collection.
The Information Technology Division consists of the Information Services
Section that provides computer, telecommunications, word processing, graphics,
and network support services to all City departments. The IT Division
is also responsible for GIS (Geographic Information Systems) that provides
and develops access to geographic data citywide for planning, analysis
and database visualization.