Documentation of Accounting Policies and Procedures |
Accounting Policies |
2020 |
Fight Payroll Direct Deposit Fraud |
Accounting Policies |
2021 |
Policy for Account Adjustments and Write-offs |
Accounting Policies |
2020 |
Uncashed Checks |
Accounting Policies |
2019 |
Examine Bank Statements Promptly to Preserve Potential Claims |
Accounting Policies, Internal Controls |
2021 |
Internal Controls for Special Events |
Accounting Policies, Internal Controls |
2020 |
Administrative Traffic Citations |
Administrative Penalties |
2013 |
Fraud Risk Questions During an Audit |
Audits |
2021 |
Fire Relief Association Audit Requirements – Part I |
Audits, Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2022 |
Fire Relief Association Audit Requirements – Part II |
Audits, Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2019 |
Audit Follow-Up |
Audits, Internal Controls |
2021 |
Bonds for Public Employees and Officers |
Bonds |
2019 |
Obtaining Loans or Lines of Credit |
Bonds |
2019 |
Contractors' Performance and Payment Bonds |
Bonds, Contracting |
2019 |
Change in Bonded Officers |
Bonds, Reporting Obligations |
2020 |
County Commissioner Compensation |
Compensation |
2018 |
Local Government Compensation Limit |
Compensation |
2021 |
Salary Adjustments |
Compensation |
2021 |
Pay and Benefits Documentation |
Compensation, Contracting, Employee Payroll |
2020 |
Computer Access - Passwords |
Computers |
2019 |
Computer Access by Employees |
Computers |
2019 |
Dangerous E-mails |
Computers |
2020 |
Personal Portable Computing Devices |
Computers |
2020 |
Security For Portable Computing and Media Devices |
Computers |
2018 |
Update Computers With Windows XP or Office 2003 |
Computers |
2014 |
Watch Out for Scammers Using Phishing or Smishing Email and Text Messages |
Computers |
2023 |
Computer Scams |
Computers, Fraud Prevention |
2017 |
Phishing Scams |
Computers, Fraud Prevention |
2019 |
Mayors and Council Members May Not Be Full-Time Permanent City Employees |
Conflicts of Interest |
2020 |
Sale of Public Property to Public Officers and Employees |
Conflicts of Interest |
2020 |
Contracts and Conflicts of Interest |
Conflicts of Interest, Contracting |
2022 |
Contract Quotations |
Contracting |
2020 |
Contracting Procedures |
Contracting |
2019 |
Joint Powers Agreements – Part I |
Contracting |
2017 |
Joint Powers Agreements – Part II |
Contracting |
2017 |
Plowing Snow on Private Property |
Contracting |
2021 |
Written Contracts |
Contracting |
2019 |
Disregarding Policies is a Risk |
Contracting, Disbursement Process, Employee Expenses |
2020 |
Check the CPV for Purchases over $25,000 |
Contracting, Purchasing |
2019 |
Cooperative Purchasing Venture |
Contracting, Purchasing |
2021 |
Monitor Contract Prices of Supplies |
Contracting, Purchasing |
2021 |
Surety Deposits for Non-Minnesota Construction Contractors |
Contracting, Purchasing |
2023 |
Data Practices |
Data Practices/Records |
2023 |
Recording Closed Meetings |
Data Practices/Records |
2019 |
Records Retention |
Data Practices/Records |
2021 |
Release of Not Public Data to the State Auditor |
Data Practices/Records |
2020 |
Broker Certifications |
Deposits & Investments |
2020 |
Collateralization |
Deposits & Investments |
2019 |
Depositories – Federal Deposit Insurance |
Deposits & Investments |
2019 |
Monitoring Risks with Certificates of Deposit |
Deposits & Investments |
2020 |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
Disaster Plan |
2021 |
Approval of Claims |
Disbursement Process |
2021 |
Claim Approval by the Governing Body |
Disbursement Process |
2021 |
Credit Cards - Detailed Receipts Required |
Disbursement Process |
2021 |
Electronic Funds Transfers |
Disbursement Process |
2020 |
Issuance of Checks |
Disbursement Process |
2013 |
Monitor Federal Grant Subrecipients |
Disbursement Process |
2022 |
Multiple Signatures on Checks |
Disbursement Process |
2020 |
Paying Vendors |
Disbursement Process |
2018 |
Petty Cash (Imprest) Funds - Part II |
Disbursement Process |
2021 |
Petty Cash (Imprest) Funds - Part III |
Disbursement Process |
2017 |
Petty Cash (Imprest) Funds – Part I |
Disbursement Process |
2020 |
Prompt Payment of Local Government Bills |
Disbursement Process |
2021 |
Timely Recording of Expenditures |
Disbursement Process |
2019 |
Town Disbursement Process |
Disbursement Process |
2017 |
Documentation For Claims - Original Itemized Receipts/Invoices |
Disbursement Process, Internal Controls |
2020 |
Update Bank Signature Cards |
Disbursement Process, Internal Controls |
2019 |
Use of Credit Cards |
Disbursement Process, Internal Controls, Purchasing |
2020 |
Claims Payment Period |
Disbursement Process, Purchasing |
2020 |
Non-Travel Employee Meal Reimbursement |
Employee Expenses |
2020 |
Meeting Meals for Board or Council Members |
Employee Expenses, Meetings, Public Purpose, Tax Issues |
2020 |
Meal Reimbursements May Be Taxable |
Employee Expenses, Tax Issues |
2019 |
Taxable Employee Expense Reimbursements |
Employee Expenses, Tax Issues |
2020 |
Uniform/Clothing Allowances |
Employee Expenses, Tax Issues |
2023 |
Direct Deposit of Payroll |
Employee Payroll |
2018 |
Payroll Entries |
Employee Payroll |
2020 |
Employee Timekeeping and Payroll Procedures |
Employee Payroll, Internal Controls |
2019 |
IRS Form W-2 and Form 1099 |
Employee Payroll, Tax Issues |
2020 |
Payroll-Related Tax Issues |
Employee Payroll, Tax Issues |
2017 |
Approval of Relief Association Expenditures |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2018 |
Establishing Separate Relief Association Accounts |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2021 |
Fire Department Checking Accounts |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2018 |
Fire State Aid in "Combination" Communities |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2018 |
Minimum Retirement Age for Relief Association Members |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2022 |
Municipal Ratification of Relief Association Benefit Levels |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2013 |
Municipal Representation on Fire Relief Association Boards |
Fire Department & Relief Associations |
2018 |
Donations of Gambling Funds |
Fire Department & Relief Associations, Gifts |
2019 |
Donations to Fire Departments |
Fire Department & Relief Associations, Gifts |
2021 |
Open Meeting Law Requirements Apply to Relief Associations |
Fire Department & Relief Associations, Meetings |
2019 |
An Environment Where No "Borrowing" of Funds is Allowed |
Fraud Prevention |
2018 |
Employee Fraud |
Fraud Prevention |
2019 |
Employee Tips |
Fraud Prevention |
2017 |
Fraud Increases During Economic Downturn |
Fraud Prevention |
2012 |
Fraud Prevention - The Perception of Detection |
Fraud Prevention |
2019 |
Fraud Schemes Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic |
Fraud Prevention |
2020 |
Mandatory Vacations |
Fraud Prevention |
2021 |
Phantom Vendors |
Fraud Prevention |
2020 |
Phantom Vendors (1) |
Fraud Prevention |
2020 |
The "Fraud Triangle" |
Fraud Prevention |
2017 |
Use "2020" Instead of Just "20" When Dating Signatures or Documents |
Fraud Prevention |
2020 |
Cash Drawer Accountability |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls |
2018 |
Cash Register Theft Schemes: Voids and Returns |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls |
2018 |
Indirect Cost of Fraud |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls |
2018 |
Internal Control – More than the Annual Audit |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls |
2021 |
Monitoring Internal Controls |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls |
2019 |
Segregation of Billing Duties |
Fraud Prevention, Internal Controls, Receipts |
2019 |
Acceptance of Gifts to an Entity |
Gifts |
2020 |
Vendor Gifts |
Gifts |
2019 |
Use of Gift Cards by Local Government Entities |
Gifts, Internal Controls |
2023 |
Donations to Non-Profit Entities by Governmental Units |
Gifts, Public Purpose |
2020 |
Cashing Checks |
Internal Controls |
2021 |
Cashing Personal or Third-Party Checks |
Internal Controls |
2018 |
General Ledger Journal Entries |
Internal Controls |
2020 |
Internal Control Environment |
Internal Controls |
2020 |
Management Override |
Internal Controls |
2020 |
Need for Cross-Training |
Internal Controls |
2019 |
Reconciliations |
Internal Controls |
2019 |
Reconciling Bank Balances/Federal Check 21 Act |
Internal Controls |
2017 |
Risk Assessments |
Internal Controls |
2016 |
School Cash Handling Procedures |
Internal Controls |
2016 |
Security for Checks |
Internal Controls |
2018 |
Segregation of Duties - Part I |
Internal Controls |
2018 |
Segregation of Duties - Part II |
Internal Controls |
2018 |
Small Entities: Review of Checks |
Internal Controls |
2017 |
Municipal Liquor Store Internal Controls |
Internal Controls, Municipal Liquor Stores |
2020 |
Intact Deposits |
Internal Controls, Receipts |
2020 |
Pre-numbered Receipts for Payments Received |
Internal Controls, Receipts |
2020 |
Timely Deposits |
Internal Controls, Receipts |
2020 |
Asset Inventories |
Inventory |
2020 |
Unclaimed Property |
Inventory |
2021 |
Approval of Town Meeting Minutes |
Meetings |
2018 |
First Meeting of the Year |
Meetings |
2021 |
Holding Public Body Meetings During Times of Emergency |
Meetings |
2020 |
Meeting Minutes |
Meetings |
2018 |
Hearings on Municipal Liquor Store Losses |
Municipal Liquor Stores |
2024 |
Alcohol and Spouse/Family Expenses |
Public Purpose |
2020 |
Public Funds Cannot be Used to Advocate for One Side of a Ballot Question |
Public Purpose |
2020 |
Fuel Purchases |
Purchasing |
2021 |
Consolidation of Cash Collection Points |
Receipts |
2018 |
Schools - Cash Receipts |
Receipts |
2012 |
Scrap and Salvage Proceeds |
Receipts |
2019 |
Ticket Sales |
Receipts |
2021 |
Accountants' Obligation to Report Evidence of Misconduct |
Reporting Obligations |
2021 |
Report Evidence of Wrongdoing |
Reporting Obligations |
2021 |
"Administrative" TIF Plan Modifications |
TIF |
2021 |
Confirm Decertification Dates of TIF Districts |
TIF |
2018 |
TIF Interfund Loans |
TIF |
2021 |
Tax Identification Numbers |
Tax Issues |
2019 |