Finance Officer | Harley Langdeau-Thompson                                                                                                                        

The Lower Brule Housing Authority Finance Department is located in our main office facility. Our department is responsible for the over all financial management of the Housing Authority’s various programs and operations.  

Finance Department hours of operation:  Finance Officer                       8:00 Am -   4:30 PM
 

How our process works:   

Vendor Payments

When a department makes a purchase, they must first adhere to all purchasing policies under our Procurement Policy. Once they have fulfilled these requirements and a vendor is selected, the department will obtain a purchase order and pick up the materials, supplies or purchase item. The vendor supplies an invoice to the department, the invoice is attached to the purchase order and submitted monthly to the finance department for processing. The PO/Invoice is submitted to the CFO for approval, then transmitted to the C.E.O. for final authorization for release of payment, the draw is completed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Finance Officer is then authorized to issue final payment to the vendor. Bills are processed monthly at the end of the month.

The Finance Department works directly with the Housing Authority’s Fee Accounting service in maintaining our general ledger, accounting codes to ensure copies of our financial documents are kept off sight in the event of a major loss of our facilities.  

The Housing Authority books are audited on a yearly basis. We are proud to say that the Housing Authority has a clean audit. The Audit is published in the Federal Clearing house. 

Payroll

The Housing Authority staff are paid on a bi-weekly basis. Time sheets are due on the Monday before payday for processing. Leave slips and Timesheets are processed by the finance clerk and signed off on by the Chief Executive Officer, and Department Heads. Payroll is processed and issued on alternating Tuesdays. Pay roll deductions are authorized by the CFO or Finance Clerk. 

Child Support Payments

Child support payments are deducted for 24 of the 26 pay period cycles for a year. Checks are printed based on the court order, and issued of Thursdays of the pay week to the Court House. Clients are able to receive the checks from the Clerk of Courts or other Court staff personnel designated by the Courts to document and release such payments.