English DEPARTMENT DETAILS MARTIN BROPHY Treasurer/Collector PHONE 508-580-7159 EMAIL treasurer@cobma.us ADDRESS Brockton City Hall, 45 School Street, Brockton, MA 02301 RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER taxcollector@cobma.us Treasurer The Treasurer's office serves as the city's cash manager, maintaining custody of all municipal funds with responsibility for the deposit, investment and disbursement of all of these funds. Treasurer Responsibilities Include Receives and deposits all money collected from all city departments. Responsible for accurate accounting and investment per Massachusetts General Law. Distributes these funds via Accounts Payable and Payroll according to the direction of the City Auditor. Maintains daily cashbook reflecting a breakdown of all daily receipts and disbursements. Develops and maintains relationships with various financial institutions to maximize earnings and minimize costs, while obtaining the necessary services provided by these financial institutions. Reconciles all bank accounts monthly in order to maintain accurate fund balances. Acts as a custodian of all other funds, such as trust funds, community grants, various pensions and enterprise accounts. Manages the City's Tax Takings in an accurate and timely manner and works with taxpayers to find solutions to delinquent accounts. Supervises the foreclosure process with outside counsel through the Land Court. Issues all authorized debt for both short and long term borrowing based on City Council Orders. Additional Responsibilities The Treasurer is responsible for investing all monies due to the city including, but not limited to: real estate tax personal property tax motor vehicle excise tax boat excise tax parking ticket fines water and sewer bills parking meter receipts federal and state reimbursement and grants miscellaneous dept. permits, licenses, and fees the timely disbursement of all payrolls to city, school department, and retired employees, and the associated federal and state reporting requirements payment to vendors and the reconciliation of checks and bank accounts. The department issues all authorized debt for both short and long-term borrowing. Frequently Asked Questions What type of information can I obtain from the Treasurer's Department? Using a Public Records Request, you can request the following: Abandoned Property A list of all outstanding checks written by the City of Brockton. Tax Possessions List A list of all of the parcels owned by the City of Brockton. Tax Title list A list of all parcels with delinquent taxes who have had a lien placed on them at the Registry of Deeds. Existing reports are free of charge. If research work is needed to fulfill a request, there may be a fee to procure the information. Documents Owners of abandoned checks 11-30-21 Preliminary Official Statement 6-30-17 S&P Rating Report June 2017 Brockton Annual Report 3-27-17 Preliminary Official Statement 6-30-16 Official Statement 11-5-15 Brockton Annual Report 3-26-16 Standard and Poors Ratings Standard and Poors Ratings Letter Moody's Brockton Rating Report 2015 Standard and Poors Brockton Rating Report 2015 City of Brockton Brockton City Hall 45 School Street Brockton, MA 02301 508-580-7123 Direction City Directory Mayor’s Office City Departments City Council Police Department Fire Department About Brockton About Us Video Tour Contact Us Sitemap Information Event Calendar News Articles Employment Opportunities Virtual City Hall Docs and Forms Copyright ©2018-2021 City of Brockton. All rights reserved. | Website Designed & Developed by Design Principles, Inc.