The Laramie County Accounting Office is a division of the Laramie County Clerk's Office. The office has four employees performing a variety of financial functions. Our office uses HTE Accounting Software running on the County's IBM AS400 computer as our primary tool.

Our Responsibilites:

• Budget Preparation
• Financial, Compliance, and Tax Reporting
• General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, and Payroll

Our Mission:

The Accounting Office is a collection point for most financial transactions in the County. We interface with all county departments, agencies, employees, and vendors.

Our objective is to deal with all our customers on a professional basis, while complying with all laws and maintaining the integrity and auditability of the County's accounting System in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as required by WS 16-4-120(a)

Public Information:

Financial records are available for public inspection in the Laramie County Accounting Office. We prefer appointments; however, you may drop in at 310 West 20th Street Suite 1700, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, Monday - Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For an appointment call (307) 633-4284.

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• Original payment vouchers and invoices for the last complete fiscal year and the current fiscal year to date.
• Other original payment vouchers and invoices are stored at the County Records Center for six years and may be requested with two days notice.
• Independent Audit Reports fiscal years 1983 to 2008.
• County Budget books fiscal years 1965 to 2009.
• Generic payroll information
  (Information on specific employees is considered confidential.)
• Public payroll information is published in the
  WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE & PINE BLUFFS POST
  in January and July of each year.
• Custom reports available on request.

Photocopies are available for a standard fee per page.

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The County budget process begins in March of each year with the distribution of budget request worksheets and ends when the County Commissioners approve the budget. Below is a brief list of key dates.

• On or before May 1st of each year all budget requests
  must be submitted to the County Budget Officer (County Clerk).
  
• On or before May 15th the County Budget Officer
  presents a tentative budget to the County Commissioners.
  
• Budget Hearing is held not earlier than the second Monday in July and not later than the third Monday in July.
  
• County Commissioners must approve a balanced budget
  within twenty-four hours of the budget hearing.

For more information on budget requirements, see W.S. 16-4-101 through 16-4-124.

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