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Cash Management

The Office of the Treasurer processes all state agencies' Cash Receipt Statements—more than 120,000 during FY 2008.  More than 1.7 million checks were distributed, as well as 472,399 electronic funds transfer vendor payments.  Banking services provided to State agencies are coordinated by the Treasurer's Office--including deposit access to 36 Maine bank accounts, check stop payments and reissues, wire transfer services, and more.  Cash flow is monitored.  Funds not needed to pay state expenses or to compensate the banks for services are invested through the Treasurer's Cash Pool in obligations of the U.S. Government, repurchase agreements, CDs in Maine banks, money market mutual funds, corporate bonds, and commercial paper.  The Cash Pool included 112 funds, averaged more than $627 million in FY 2008, and was managed with safety, liquidity and yield in mind.  In FY 2008 the Cash Pool earned more than $26 million from investments, including more than $1.8 million to the General Fund.

The goal of the Office of the State Treasurer is to ensure effective internal control of State cash transactions by providing centralized cash collection, processing, disbursement and management of state funds. From an accounting perspective, Treasury works toward internal control through proper segregation of duties-the Treasurer is appointed by the Legislature, while the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is part of the Executive Branch of State government.

View Treasurer's Annual Report.