Finance Department


Financial Services is a division of the Administrative Services Department. The Division consists of a Finance Director, who is a Certified Public Accountant, the Senior Accountant, Junior Accountant, Account Clerks and Account Receptionist. They are responsible for all fiscal accounting for the City, financial reporting, payroll, accounts receivable and accounts payable.

Services Available
The primary services available through Finance are: 
Utility Billing
, Garbage Collections, Licensing, and Collections Services.


Utility Billing
Utility Billing Services are handled by the Finance Department and provides an interface between residents and the Public Works department.  The Utility services that the City of Kerman provides are:  Water, Sewer and Solid Waste.

Click below to obtain any of the following forms and related information:   

Utility Application Form

Application for Utility Services (espanol)

Conditions of Utility Service

Conditions of Utility Service (espanol)

Termination of Service Form

Application for Direct Debit

To request water, sewer and trash services, or to discontinue services, customers need to come into City Hall, 850 S. Madera Ave., between 8:00am and 5:00pm. For further information, please call (559) 846-9384.

To report water leaks, broken water lines, plugged sewer lines, and traffic signal outage or problems, contact the Public Works Division at (559) 846-9343 between the hours of 7:00am and 4:00pm. For emergencies after 4:00pm and weekends, contact the Police Department at (559) 846-8800.


Utility Billing
Billing: Bills are mailed on the first of the month and due within thirty days thereafter.

Current Rates: Effective August 1, 2006.

WATER

Service Rate per unit (20,000 gal)

 Residential

 Industrial

 Commercial

Per Month:

 

 

 

0 – 200,000 gallons per month

$24.00 per unit

$24.00 per unit

$24.00 per unit

200,001 – 2,000,000 gallons per month.

$20.00 per unit

$20.00 per unit

$20.00 per unit

Over 2,000,000 gallons per month

N/A

TBD by P/W

TBD by P/W

SEWER

 

 

 

Service Rate

Residential

  Industrial

Commercial

Per Month

$18.00

Based on Water

Based on Water

Flow

N/A

$0.

$

Storm Drain

$18.00

Based on Water

Based on Water

 

N/A

ccf

N/A

 

 

 

 

DISPOSAL

 

 

 

Service Rate

Residential

  Industrial

Commercial

Per Month:

 

 

 

Pickup Service

$15.45

Fee Schedule

$14.40

 

 

 

 

Additional Pickup

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

 

 

 

 

Street Sweeping

$0.55

$0.55

$0.55

Payment: Can be made at the Temporary City Hall location, 942 S. Madera Ave.  between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. After hour payments can be made through the drop box located at the front and back doors of City Hall.

Fees: For Customers who rent, there is a deposit (equal to two months service) required before services can be turned on.


Garbage Collections
The city has a Disposal / Recycling Program. Containers are provided by the City and Refuse Contractor. Contact the Customer Service Office at (559) 846-9372 on the use of the containers. Residential pickup days are as follows:
“Green Zone” – Streets located east of Madera Avenue, north of Kearney Blvd.
  • Monday pick up for garbage and greenwaste containers
  • Tuesday pick up for recycling containers
“Blue Zone” – Streets located east of Madera Avenue, south of Kearney Blvd.
  • Monday pick up for greenwaste containers
  • Tuesday pick up for garbage and recycling containers
“Yellow Zone” – Streets located west of Madera Avenue, east of Del Norte Ave
  • Thursday pick up for garbage and greenwaste containers
  • Friday pick up for recycling containers
“Red Zone” – Streets located west of Del Norte Ave
  • Thursday pick up for greenwaste containers
  • Friday pick up for garbage and recycling container
Commercial pick up schedules vary depending on services provided.

Licensing Services
Licensing services are also handled by the Finance Department, and include Business Licensing, Dog Licensing, Yard Sale and Event Licensing.

Click below to obtain any of the following forms and related information:

Business License Application

Dog License Application

Yard Sale Form

Charitable Solicitation Application

Fireworks Stand Application


Collections Services
Collections services is a function of the Finance Department and provides for the timely collections for all City Services, including: Utilities, Licensing, Animal Control and Emergency Response. Finance operates its Collection Services under the premise that all money owed to the City of Kerman should be paid when due and collected in a timely manner. This principle is applied fairly and consistently.

Customer Services
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
(Memorial Day - Labor Day, 7:30am - 4:00pm)


Customer Services

Temporary City Hall Location
942 S. Madera Ave.
Kerman, CA 93630
E-Mail: lmadruga@cityofkerman.org



Ph: (559) 846-9372
Fax: (559) 846-6199

Contact Us

Tim Przybyla
Finance Director
(559) 846-9382
tprzybyla@cityofkerman.org

Toni Jones
Senior Accountant
(559) 846-4682
tjones@cityofkerman.org

Lydia Madruga
Junior Accountant
(559) 846-9372
lmadruga@cityofkerman.org

Diana Gonzalez
Account Clerk II
(559) 846-9381
dgonzalez@cityofkerman.org

Josefina Alvarez
Account Clerk
(559) 846-9384
jalvarez@cityofkerman.org

Denise Mechekoff
Account Receptionist
(559) 846-9384
dmechekoff@cityofkerman.org