For those working with library finance or looking to improve financial policies - this webinar may be of interest. It is this Thursday. Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 / www.mi.gov/lsta<http://www.mi.gov/lsta> From: Michigan Department of Treasury <MITreasury@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 1:22 PM [Treasury Email Subscription Banner] [REGISTER] Fiscally Ready Communities - From Fundamentals to Best Practices Training 08/08/2025 [Local government Webinar] Upcoming Fiscally Ready Communities Webinar:
From Fundamentals to Best Practices
Thursday, August 21, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET Register Now<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fevents.anr.msu.edu%2Fevent.cfm%3FeventID=7F3B4DF0573B3C8D25ED3C968B215005042C5F06E1E795E307044C1C5F0B4A50/1/01010198b90d5894-4fb19762-1d30-4623-8667-cf68cf0c2a2b-000000/qdo67JXDj7husMGUHdSqrgLBlYRLhqzS6eO6nZkL1vc=418> Intended Audience: Any local government employee, including clerks, treasurers, elected officials, finance directors, city, township, or village managers, auditors and accounting staff, among others. ________________________________ Fiscally Ready Communities Webinar The Michigan Department of Treasury and Michigan State University Extension (MSU Extension) want to make you aware of our next Fiscally Ready Communities training opportunity. This FREE training is an hour-and-a-half webinar that's designed to assist appointed and elected officials.
From Fundamentals to Best Practices
This program focuses on implementing financial best practices, measuring fiscal health, and local government financial management fundamentals. It will include material on reconciling a bank account, how to read and interpret governmental financial statements, audit prep umbrella, how to complete and file an F65 Report, remitting taxes timely, and how to craft an appropriate and effective audit finding Corrective Action Plan. Participants will also receive resources to support best practice implementation and assess their local unit fiscal health. What will be covered: * Measuring and monitoring fiscal health * Reconciling bank accounts * Interpreting financial statements * Preparing for an audit * Statutory reporting * Corrective action plan development process * Remitting taxes timely Register Now<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fevents.anr.msu.edu%2Fevent.cfm%3FeventID=7F3B4DF0573B3C8D25ED3C968B215005042C5F06E1E795E307044C1C5F0B4A50/2/01010198b90d5894-4fb19762-1d30-4623-8667-cf68cf0c2a2b-000000/SDDBQHPkGmMsmTBxSeRhvDSgeGO5NnuSYHvMIsQ9lyA=418> For more information about Fiscally Ready Communities, please check out the Treasury Fiscally Ready Communities webpage<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Ftreasury%2Flocal%2Flafd%2Fnews%2Ffiscally-ready-communities-program/1/01010198b90d5894-4fb19762-1d30-4623-8667-cf68cf0c2a2b-000000/Xl4tkMQqD1ymZxlAyEq-E-8jd5qn69cjcOVAWQ-nf6Q=418>. This webpage includes Treasury's 32-page Fiscally Ready Communities Best Practices<https://links-2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.michigan.gov%2Ftreasury%2F-%2Fmedia%2FProject%2FWebsites%2Ftreasury%2FFRC%2FUncategorized%2FTreasury_FRC_Best_Practices_9-22-2020.pdf%3Frev=e24982894bd34273bf12945d45f36a5b%26hash=60822A59D7FF4241E62CCA7AEEB4FC2E/1/01010198b90d5894-4fb19762-1d30-4623-8667-cf68cf0c2a2b-000000/RdA_q3bO3fx7ZJafgygZ9OTz9ofM4va1CymDWWOqzQs=418> document, which we encourage all local officials to review. If you have any questions, please email TreasLocalGov@michigan.gov<mailto:TreasLocalGov@michigan.gov> with the subject line "Fiscally Ready."