Mark DeMay
Director of Finance and Administrative Services
mdemay@cityofneedles.presstigers.dev
(760) 326-2115 ext.136
Address
817 Third Street
Needles, CA 92363
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Finance Department oversees the City’s overall financial management, serving two main client groups. Internally, it supports the City’s operating departments with financial planning, accounting, budgeting, payroll, accounts payable, cashiering, IT, and risk management. Externally, it directly assists Needles residents and businesses by managing utility billing for approximately 5,000 accounts.
Budgets
City Audits
- Needles Housing Authority Audit FY 24 (6/30/2024) (PDF)
- FY 24 (6/30/2024) (PDF)
- FY 23 (06/30/2023) (PDF)
- FY 22 (06/30/2022) (PDF)
- FY 21 (06/30/2021) (PDF)
- FY 20 (06/11/2021) (PDF)
NPUA Audits
- FY 24 NPUA Audit (6/30/2024) (PDF)
- FY 23 NPUA Audit (06/30/2023) (PDF)
- FY 22 NPUA Audit (06/30/2022) (PDF)
- FY 21 NPUA Audit (06/30/2021) (PDF)
NPFA Audits
- FY 24 NPFA Audit (6/30/2024) (PDF)
- FY 23 NPFA Audit (06/30/2023) (PDF)
- FY 22 NPFA Audit (06/30/2022) (PDF)
- FY 21 NPFA Audit (06/30/2021) (PDF)
- NPUA Purchase Agreement (PDF)
Impact Fee Annual Reports for AB 602
The Needles City Council adopted a comprehensive list of financial policies. The policies address a wide range of fiscal management issues, including budgetary control, reserve ratios, infrastructure and employee compensation.
The purpose of the Treasury Management function is to ensure the safety of City funds. To accomplish this, the following principles offer guidance:
- Ensure sufficient liquidity of City reserve funds and project funds
- Ensure maximum earning of idle funds within the confines of the Needles’ Investment Policy
- Employ the most efficient methods of daily cash handling
- Ensure Treasury Management accountability and employee credibility
The City’s risk management function aims to safeguard resources by minimizing risks and stabilizing insurance costs in a cost-effective way that preserves assets and protects against unforeseen accidents or losses. To achieve this, a range of services is implemented, including identifying and assessing potential losses, preventing losses, eliminating unsafe working conditions, providing safety training, procuring insurance coverage, and handling claims for liability and property damage.
Specific activities include:
- Procure and maintain adequate resources for property and liability coverage
- Administer general liability insurance claims
Provide risk assessment to departments - Monitor insurance requirements involving entities engaged in business with the City to ensure that proper limits of liability coverage are maintained
- Participate in the City’s Safety Committee to proactively manage on-site risk
Needles is a member of the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
To file a Claim for Damages with the City, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 326-2113 ext. 145.
The City of Needles, City Code Sec. 20-III, requires every operator of a hotel, motel, apartment hotel/motel, trailer court, RV park, short term rental, or any other commercial establishment furnishing lodging space in exchange for monetary compensation, located within the city, to pay a transient
occupancy tax of 10 percent of monthly gross receipts. Penalty shall be added at 30, 60 & 90 days delinquency of unpaid tax. Therefore, it is important that your report and payment are received in a timely manner. See the Forms Page for the reporting form for Transient Occupancy Tax.
