Business Administration (BA)Bureau of Treasury

Bureau of Treasury

City Treasurer

Adam Joyce

Office Hours Monday–Friday
8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Email treasury@scrantonpa.gov
Phone 570.348.4107
Bureau of Treasury

The Bureau of Treasury oversees the management of the City’s finances, including the collection and disbursement of public funds. Disbursements are made in accordance with warrants signed by the City Controller and the respective department heads.

The City Treasurer collaborates with various city departments, contracted tax collectors, and also serves as a member of the Lackawanna County Land Bank Board.

Payment and Fee Information Find out where to pay real estate taxes and refuse fees. View Payment Options 2026 Refuse Fee Exoneration Form Download the 2026 refuse fee exoneration form. Download Form Delinquent Refuse/Trash Fees Learn about delinquent refuse and trash fees and how to resolve them. Learn More

Refuse Fee Exoneration Forms

Download the refuse fee exoneration form for the year you need.

2026 Refuse Fee Exoneration Form (PDF)
2025 Refuse Fee Exoneration Form (PDF)
2024 Refuse Fee Exoneration Form (PDF)
2023 Refuse Fee Exoneration Form (Word Document)

Request a Refuse Fee Payoff

Refuse and trash fee payoff requests are handled through Portnoff Law Associates. To request a payoff:

  1. Go to the Portnoff Law Associates website.
  2. Click “Third Party Resources.”
  3. Click “Mortgage and Title Claims.”
  4. At the bottom of the page, download the “Payoff Request Form.”
Go to Portnoff Law Associates

Related Resources

Lackawanna County Tax Claim Bureau Visit the Lackawanna County Tax Claim Bureau website. Visit Website Portnoff Law Associates Visit Portnoff Law Associates for refuse fee payoffs and related resources. Visit Website

Duties of the City Treasurer

Article V, Subsection 6-8 of the City’s Administrative Code

The City Treasurer shall carry out such duties and exercise such power with respect to the receipt and disbursement of public moneys as provided by general law and, in addition thereto, shall receive for deposit from the Departments of the City government, all City moneys collected by such Departments.

The City Treasurer shall disburse all City funds in accordance with warrants presented to [her] therefore and duly signed by the City Controller and the head of the City Department or office requesting said disbursement.

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