Town of Rockport

The Town Accountant is responsible for numerous activities as required by Massachusetts General Law. Chief among them follow below.

The Town Accountant is responsible for keeping the financial records for the town, including all the budgeted appropriation amounts for all departments, boards and committees as well as all the expenditures made by these same groups against those appropriations.

All receipts, commitments, abatements and adjustments are recorded in the Town Accountant’s general ledger.

The Town Accountant is responsible for reviewing all invoices and requests for payment prior to issuance of any checks. The review requires the Town Accountant to determine if the expense is a legal and proper expenditure, that it is within the budget of the department and the request is completed as required. After this process the warrant for payment is sent to the Board of Selectmen for review and approval and then to the Treasurer Collector who issues the checks.

The Town Accountant provides monthly reports to each department, committee and board showing the activity on their accounts and it is used for their review of their department’s activities.

The Town Accountant provides a report of the revenues and expenditures annually for the Town Report.

The Town Accountant’s general ledger has the control accounts for Cash and Accounts Receivable. Monthly this control is reconciled to the detail which is held in the Treasurer/Collector’s records.

The Town Accountant works with the auditors annually to complete the required outside audit of records. The Accountant prepares the Balance Sheet for the certification of free cash, as well as annual reports for the Community Preservation Committee and the Mass Cultural Council, works with other departments to complete the Tax Recap form needed to certify the upcoming year’s real estate tax rate and also works to complete the Schedule A report detailing all expenses – required by the Department of Revenue.

The Town Accountant is a member of the Town’s Financial Management Team, the Capital Improvement Planning Committee as well as an ex-officio member of the Insurance Advisory Committee.

The Town Accountant’s office is located in Town Hall at 34 Broadway, just inside the back doors.

Hours of Operation:

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8AM – 4 PM
Tuesday 8 AM – 6 PM
Friday 8 AM – 1 PM


	Town Government and Bylaw Committee Capital Improvement Planning Committee Finance Committee Insurance Committee ITS Department The Personnel Board Registrars of Voters Town Accountant Town Administrator Treasurer / Collector's Office


	Action, Inc. Representative Beautification Committee Board of Health CATA Representative Community House Coordinator Council on Aging Cultural Council and Cultural District Economic Development Committee Granite Pier Committee Historical Commission Memorial Day Parade Committee Millbrook Meadow Committee Public Library Recreation Committee Rights of Way Committee Thacher & Straitsmouth Islands Committee Town Art Committee Veterans' Agent


	Ad Hoc Committee on the Water Supply ADA Coordination Committee Department of Public Works MBTA Station Planning Advisory Committee (MSPAC) Transportation Task Force of the North Shore


	Ambulance Department Dog Control Officer Fire Services Harbor Advisory Committee Harbormaster Inspection Services Department Inspector of Animals Parking Clerk Police Department Shellfish Constable Traffic Committee


	Board of Appeals Community Preservation Act Committee (CPC) Rockport Conservation Commission MAPC Representative Open Space and Recreation Committee