Local Government and School Accountability
Publications: Listing from A to Z
A - B
- Accounting and Reporting Manual - 2011
- Accounting and Reporting Manual for Fire Districts - 2010
- Accounting and Reporting Manual for Industrial Development Agencies - 2005
- Accounting and Reporting Manual for School Districts - 2012
- Accounting Releases - various dates
- Accounting for Stimulus-Related Capital Projects - 2009
- Affordable Care Act - The Comprehensive Federal Health Care Reform Brochure [pdf] - 2011
- Analysis of Fiscal Stress in New York State's Cities [pdf] - 2006
- Annual Financial Report Filing Deadlines - 2006
- Annual Performance Report on New York State’s Industrial Development Agencies [pdf] - 2012
- Annual Report on Local Governments -- See Listing - various dates

- Annual Report on School District Financial Accountability -- See Listing various dates

- Audit Committee Charter Guidance and Template [pdf] - 2006
- Audits of Local Governments - See Index - various dates
C - D
- Capital Assets - 2008
- Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts - 2008
- Capital and Repair Reserve Funds for Water and Sewer Districts - 2010
- "Cash for Clunkers" Helps but NY Local Sales Tax Collections Still Declining Snapshot [pdf] - 2009
- Cash Management and Bank Reconciliations [pdf] - 2003
- Cash Management for Local Governments - 2007
- Cash Management Technology - 2010
- Census 2010: Implications for New York State’s Local Governments Snapshot [pdf] - 2011
- The Changing Manufacturing Sector in Upstate New York: Opportunities for Growth [pdf] - 2010
- Chart of Accounts Query - 2011
- Chokepoints: New York’s Deteriorating Bridges Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- Citizens’ Guide to Local Budgets [pdf] - 2010
- Cleaning It Up: The Foreclosure Problem and the Response of Local Governments Research Brief [pdf] - 2012
- Conducting Internal Audits of Cash Collection Activities [pdf] - 2004
- Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees - 2009
- Constitutional Tax Limit Instructions for Cities [pdf] - 2009
- Constitutional Tax Limit Instructions for Counties [pdf] - 2009
- Constitutional Tax Limit Instructions for Villages [pdf] - 2009
- Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs - 2011
- Cooperation and Consolidation
- Cost-Saving Ideas --
See Listing - various dates

- Cost-Saving and Cost-Containment Strategies for New York State's Local Governments [pdf] - 2009
- County Medicaid Costs - UPDATE [pdf] - 2006
- County Medicaid Costs - 2006
- County Sales Tax: 2009 Collections and Implications for 2010 Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- Cracks in the Foundation: Local Government Infrastructure and Capital Planning Needs [pdf] - 2009
- Credit Card Accountability: Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud - 2008
- Credit Crunch: Implications for Local Government Short-Term Debt [pdf] - 2008
- Decision 2007: Counties and the Medicaid Choice [pdf] - 2007
E - F
- Electronic Banking - 2008
- Employer Contribution Stabilization Program [pdf] (Accounting Bulletin) - 2010
- Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System - 2007
- Evaluating Solid Waste Collection Options - 2007
- External Peer Review Results for the Division of Local Government and School Accountability - 2007
- Financial Condition Analysis - 2008
- Financial Data for Local Governments - 2009
- Financing Education in New York's "Big Five" Cities [pdf] - 2005
- Financial Report on Cities [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Report on Counties [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Report on Fire Districts [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Report on School Districts [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Report on Towns [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Report on Villages [pdf] - 2007
- Financial Toolbox, Local Government -- See Index - various dates
- Fire District Information
- Fiscal Challenges Ahead for New York's Cities [pdf] - 2006
- Fiscal Impact of Proposed School Aid Cuts [pdf] | District by District Report [pdf] - 2011
- Fiscal Oversight Responsibilities - 2010
G - H - I
- GASB 45: Reporting the True Cost of Other Post-Employment Benefits [pdf] - 2008
- GASB 45 & OPEB, Frequently Asked Questions - 2005
- GASB 54: Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions [pdf] - 2010
- Getting the Most Out of Your Internal Audit Function - 2009
- Going Green and Saving Greenbacks Brochure [pdf] - 2008
- Green Best Practices: How Local Governments can Reduce Energy Cost and Minimize Impact on Global Climate Change [pdf] - 2008
- Handbook for Town and Village Justices and Court Clerks - 2010
- Helping New York Families With the Cost of School Supplies: Is It Time to Go “Back to School” on Back-to-School? Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- How To Apply for Exclusion of Self-Liquidating Debt - 1995
- How to Apply for Exclusion of Sewer Debt from Municipal Debt Limits - 2005
- How to Reduce Energy Costs - 2008
- Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process - 2008
- Industrial Development Agencies, Annual Performance Report on New York State’s [pdf] - 2012
- Industrial Development Agencies in New York State: Background, Issues and Recommendations [pdf] - 2006
- Information for Town Officials - 2011
- Information Technology Governance [pdf] - 2012
- Information Technology Security - 2009
- Intermunicipal Cooperation: Exploring Opportunities for Savings and Improved Service Delivery [pdf] - 2007
- Internal Controls - 2010
- The Practice of Internal Controls
- Management's Responsibility for Internal Controls
- Investing and Protecting Public Funds - 2011
J - K - L
- Justice Court Fund, Report on the [pdf] - 2010
- Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns - 2007
- Justices and Court Clerks, Handbook for Town and Village - 2010
- Layers of Debt: Trends and Implications for New York's Local Governments [pdf] - 2007
- Listing of Fiscal Year Ends [pdf] - 2010
- Local Government Connection Newsletters --
See Listing - various dates

- Local Government Information Security: The Cost of Inadequate Protections [pdf] - 2011
- Local Government Management Guides --
See Listing - various dates

- Local Government Sales Taxes: 2010 Update [pdf] - 2010
- Local Government Snapshot --
See Listing - various dates

- Local Government Spending on Highways [pdf] - 2011
M - N - O - P
- Making the Grade: Five Years of School District Accountability - 2009 Annual Report [pdf]
- Managing Workers' Compensation Costs - 2008
- Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses [pdf] - 2008
- Management's Responsibility for Internal Controls [pdf] - 2010
- Meltdown: The Housing Crisis and its Impact on New York State’s Local Governments [pdf] - 2008
- Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs - 2007
- Model Custodial Agreement for Use with Collateral Pools [pdf] - 2006
- Monitoring Health Insurance Premiums for Retirees - 2012
- Multiyear Capital Planning - 2009
- Multiyear Financial Planning - 2008
- Municipal Strategies for Managing Debt Service Costs [pdf] - 2010
- Municipal Use of Local Development Corporations and Other Private Entities: Division of Local Government and School Accountability Background, Issues and Recommendations [pdf] - 2011
- New York’s Dairy Industry in Crisis [pdf] - 2010
- New York State County Sales Tax Collections by Region [pdf] - 2008
- Number of Local Governments in New York [pdf] - 2010
- Outdated Municipal Structures [pdf] - 2006
- Overlapping Real Property Taxes - 2009
- Overtime Planning and Management - 2008
- Performance of Industrial Development Agencies -- See Listing - various dates
- Personal Service Cost Containment - 2008
- Population Trends in New York State's Cities [pdf] - 2005
- The Practice of Internal Controls [pdf] - 2010
- Private Sales of Bonds: August 13, 2010 through June 30, 2011 [pdf] - 2011
- Preventing Fraud and Abuse of Public Funds: Local Governments Need to Do Better [pdf] - 2010
- Property Taxes in New York State [pdf] - 2008
Q - R - S
- Red Flags for Fraud [pdf] - 2007
- Reducing the Cost of Tax Assessment Through Shared Services [pdf] - 2011
- Research Briefs/Reports/Snapshots --
See Listing various dates
- Reserve Funds - 2010
- Responding to an OSC Audit Report: Audit Responses and Corrective Action Plans - 2010
- Retirement Incentive Program - 2011
- Revenue Sharing in New York State [pdf] - 2005
- Reviewing Your Revenue Collection Process - 2010
- RFP for external auditor services: OSC Guidance [pdf] - 2005
- RFP for external auditor services: SED sample template [doc] (hosted at SED)
- Sales Tax Collections Continue to Rebound; Growth Rate Slows [pdf] - 2012
- Sales Tax Collections Improve in 2010; County Collections Still Shy of 2008 Snapshot [pdf] - 2011
- Sales Tax Collections Continue to Rebound: Uneven Recovery Across New York Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- Sales Tax Declines Through July 2009 Snapshot [pdf] - 2009
- School Districts and the Stimulus "Cliff" Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- School District Auditing: Roles, Responsibilities and Resources - 2007
- School District Audits - Frequently Asked Questions [pdf] - 2006
- School District Financial Accountability Annual Reports --
See Listing various dates

- School District Tax Levy Limits - Preliminary Findings Point to an Average of 3 Percent Allowable Levy Growth Statewide [pdf] - 2012
- Seeking Competition in Procurement - 2010
- Shared Services Among New York's Local Governments [pdf] - 2009
- Shared Services in Local Governments - 2009
- Signs of Recovery? Stabilizing Economy, Tax Increases Help Local Sales Tax Collections Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- Smart Growth in New York State: A Discussion Paper [pdf] - 2004
- State Budget Delay: Impact on Local Governments and School Districts Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- State's Revenue Sharing Formula [pdf] - 2005
- Strategic Planning - 2003
- Staying Ahead of the Curve: School Districts Responding to Fiscal Challenges [pdf] | [Regional Profile Report - pdf] - 2011
- Strengthening External Audit [pdf] - 2005
T - U - V
- Testing the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System - 2007
- Town Special Districts in New York [pdf] - 2007
- Town Special Districts in New York: Real Property Tax and Assessment Revenue by Town [Excel] - 2004
- Town Special Districts in New York: Total Revenues by Town: 2004 [Excel]
- Travel and Conference Expense Management - 2008
- Trouble Ahead: Managing Your Budget in Times of Fiscal Stress - 2009
- Understanding the Audit Process - 2008
- Understanding the Budget Process - 2008
- Understanding the New York State and Local Retirement System - 2010
- Upstate/Downstate: New York’s Diverging Housing Market Snapshot [pdf] - 2010
- Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services - 2008
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