Chula Vista Finance Department at 276 Fourth Avenue, Building A, administers the city's fiscal affairs across four divisions: budget, accounts receivable, centralized purchasing, and business licensing. Every entity conducting business within Chula Vista city limits must hold a current business license under CVMC Section 5.02.020, with tax schedules established in CVMC Chapter 5.07—a requirement that brings sole proprietors, home-based operators, and CPAs at Chula Vista CPA | Tax CPA through the department's counter each calendar year. Centralized purchasing under CVMC Section 2.56 standardizes bidding and evaluation procedures for all city procurement, achieving economy-of-scale pricing and ensuring an open, competitive vendor-selection process. The department processes payments for sewer fees, parking citations, and delinquent-account collections, while its purchasing arm issues bid opportunities to contractors ranging from infrastructure builders—among them Fausto Construction Inc. to technology vendors supplying the city's smart-city systems. Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports prepared by the department undergo independent audit and are published to meet Government Finance Officers Association transparency standards for the city's $600-million-plus consolidated budget.