June 7, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

This session will explain the budget process, the procedures that should be used in preparing the budget and the resources and tools available to assist with budget development. It will also address the requirements and options for amending the budget, and the reports necessary for successfully monitoring the budget during the year.

June 15 - 16, 2023 | 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM Virtual

This multi-day school is designed to familiarize participants with accounting and financial reporting requirements for local governments in New York. The course provides guidance on certain operational issues, such as cash management, purchasing, processing claims for payment, accounting for capital projects and utilizing reserve funds.

June 22, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

The Office of the State Comptroller's Legal Division will discuss legal requirements for competitive bidding, including statutory amendments to the General Municipal Law § 103 and various exceptions to the bidding requirements.

June 28, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Nassau

Join us in the Village of Lake Success for a hands-on experience as OSC staff will walk attendees through general journal entries for many common transactions, including entering the annual budget, paying invoices, payroll, establishing capital projects and closing entries.

June 28, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Oneida

Join us in Utica for a hands-on experience as OSC staff will walk attendees through general journal entries for many common transactions, including entering the annual budget, paying invoices, payroll, establishing capital projects and closing entries.

July 19, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

This session will help local governments create an effective multiyear financial planning process that helps identify and manage potential fiscal difficulties before crises emerge. We will discuss suggestions on how to make good long-term revenue and expenditure projections; measure expected benefits from proposed local actions; and draw those projections together in a useful document for local decision-makers and other audiences.