Lorie Barnwell was elected in 2015 as the Warren City Treasurer. Over the past several years, Barnwell and her team have worked tirelessly to move the office forward for the betterment of the residents. Here are some updates they have done to help the community:

-Launched a new state-of-the-art payment portal for tax and water payments. This portal offers residents a free way to pay their bills as well as saving tax dollars on paperless billing.

-Updated our city investments to make them secure and obtaining maximum possible return. The City of Warren went from earning $500,000 in 2015 to earning 2.2 MILLION in 2018. Instead of having city
funds sit in savings accounts, which doesn’t provide FDIC coverage, Treasurer Barnwell followed state laws and put funds in CDs, Treasuries, bonds, and other state-approved accounts.

-Cut wait time and increased customer service ability at City Hall. Lorie taught ten customer service seminars to her team. She also made sure peak times were better staffed and employees were cross
trained to help as many residents as possible.

-Worked on a plan with other finance leaders to pay down the unfunded liability for the Warren Police and Fire Retirement System. This not only gives the first responders piece of mind, but it puts the City of
Warren in a better financial situation for the future.

-Expanded the AARP Tax Service for seniors to get more residents free help for tax filing

-Created more transparency on city investments offering updated report online and in person.