COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington City Hall is temporarily expanding its hours to make it more convenient for residents to pay their property taxes.   Come Monday, the Finance Customer Service walk-in window - located just inside the entrance to City Hall at 20 West Pike St. - will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Currently the window is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.   The window is where re...

COVINGTON, Ky. - Property tax bills are in the mail to Covington residents and payment is due by midnight Oct. 15.   Residents have five different ways to pay their tax bill, including through an updated, user friendly online program.   Through an updated taxpayer portal, HERE.   (Note: Residents who previously saved a link to the payment page as a &...

COVINGTON, Ky. - Property owners in Covington will notice a few changes when they pay their property taxes in September.   The City’s Finance Department has updated its archaic software system and is in the middle of transitioning to a system that gives owners more information and more search capabilities.   “The new software is more user friendly for our resident...

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s new budget for the fiscal year that begins Sunday takes decisive action to strengthen the City and enhance the lives of its residents.   Operating on the premise that a City Government should be evaluated by the services it provides, the 2018-19 budget allocates money to programs, priorities, and people that give taxpayers results instead of excuses.   ...

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington's investment policy for taxpayer funds used to be a bare-bones outline largely reliant on state statute.   After tonight, it's 17 pages.   Why?   New Covington Finance Director Muhammed Owusu uses a point-in-time story to explain:   In the month of March, Owusu said, because the timing of tax collections and bill payments creates big swings in cash fl...

COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is seeking qualified applicants to fill key positions in its Finance and Public Works departments.   One position, revenue-collections manager, would report directly to the Finance Director and oversee the collection of all payroll, net profit and insurance premium tax returns, including accounting and auditing responsibilities.   "This person fulfi...

JOIN OUR TEAM! City of Covington Kentucky   FINANCE DIRECTOR Salary Range:  $90,000-$110,000 This position assists the City Manager with implementing the strategic activities necessary to accomplish the City’s mission and goals. This position works to assure a work environment that recruits, retains and supports quality staff. The Finance Director serves as Chief Financial O...

COVINGTON, KY – On Tuesday, May 30, the City Manager submitted the Recommended All-Funds Budget for the Board of Commissioners’ consideration for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. The proposed budget highlights the City’s goals and priorities. Presented by Interim City Manager Loren Wolff and Interim Finance Director Bill Moller, the balanced budget includes 23 appropriated...

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COVINGTON, KY – The City of Covington’s bond credit rating was upgraded by Moody’s Investors Service Wednesday morning. The City received the positive news that Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the City’s bond credit rating to A3 low credit risk with a positive outlook from Baa1. Moody’s based the City’s rating on various detailed considerations, inc...