Finance Division
The Finance Division consists of Finance Operations and the Office of Management & Budget Analysis. Functions include the following:
- Maintain healthy operating fund balances through conservative financial management
- Assess all available resources in preparation of annual budgets to meet operating and capital requirements
- Assist the Mayor and Council to develop a financial strategy to ensure long term sustainability
- Prepare financial accounting and management reports for City departments
- Develop policies and procedures that ensure compliance and safeguard of city assets
- Maintain excellence in budgeting and financial reporting by adherence to high standards established by the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S and Canada
- Prudent management of City assets
- Maintain high bond ratings
- Fitch Inc. AA+
- Standard & Poor's AAA
- Plan of Refunding Report 2017 Bonds.pdf
- 2017 Plan of Refunding to State.pdf
- Actuarial Valuation Report GPP Jan 2015
- Actuarial Valuation Report GPP Jan 2016
- Actuarial Valuation Report OPEB Jan 2016
- Experience Investigation Report 2013
Finance and Administration
101 East 11th Street Suite 101
Chattanooga, TN 37402(map)
Daisy W. Madison, CPA, CGFM
Administrator/City Finance Officer
Email: dmadison@chattanooga.gov
(423) 643-7360
(423) 643-7399 (fax)
Tanikia S. Jackson
Deputy Administrator
Email: tjackson@chattanooga.gov
(423) 643-7370
Finance Operations and Management & Budget Analysis Office
Brian Smart, CPA, CGFM
Operations Manager
E-mail: bsmart@chattanooga.gov
(423) 643-7390
Fredia Forshee, CPA, CGFM
Director of Management & Budget Analysis
E-mail: fforshee@chattanooga.gov
(423) 643-7380