What’s the best advice we can give you regarding use of and documentation for CARES Act funding? Document, document, and document some more. Read on for more guidance regarding this federal funding.
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Many local governments found themselves abruptly thrust into the world of online meetings when state-level mandates to prevent the spread of coronavirus forced them to cancel in-person events. After several months’ experience, you might be reconsidering your initial choice. We have assembled a short list of five things to consider when choosing an online meeting platform.
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Processing documents such as vendor invoices and employee timesheets involves frequent approvals. It can be inefficient to pass around paper for these purposes, so electronic options are attractive to many. When it comes to electronic approvals for internal control purposes, here are five things you’ll want to keep in mind.
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OMB has significantly changed the single audit extension that it issued in March. Find out if this revision affects your government.
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We know that moving to paperless processes has been a goal for some local governments. If you were on the fence, the pandemic might be prompting you to explore your options now. Here is some information we frequently share when asked about going paperless.
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Many of you are attempting to anticipate the length or depth of the financial impacts of the pandemic. This will be difficult to predict, which makes financial planning challenging. One important tool available to help you in these circumstances is scenario planning.
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State Auditor Pat McCarthy talks about the importance of audits during this time of economic distress.
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The latest issue of our newsletter looks at issues surrounding COVID-19, new resources for cities, fraud investigations and more.
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The Center for Government Innovation, a service to local governments provided by the Washington State Auditor’s Office, has been working hard to bring some new resources to local governments, including cities. We’d like to tell you about a few new items, plus what’s on the near horizon to be published!
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Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy announced Friday she will donate a scheduled salary increase to charity.
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