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FYI – FREE webinar from MI Department of Treasury-

This webinar may be of interest to library boards and directors- especially the section on reading financial statements!

Register for Treasury's Upcoming Chart Chat Webinar

Thursday, May 8, 2025

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Intended Audience: Any local government employee, including clerks, treasurers, elected officials, finance directors, city, township, or village managers, auditors and accounting staff, among others.

The Michigan Department of Treasury is pleased to announce our next Chart Chat webinar at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The Chart Chat webinar series provides local governments with critical information related to accounting and auditing topics, measuring local government fiscal health, and other important updates.

Topics covered will include:

• Earned Sick Time Act Update
• Reading Financial Statements  
• Data, Statistics, Ratios   

Participants can register and submit questions prior to the webinar at:

Register Now

Agenda

1. Welcome & Introductions with Cary Jay Vaughn, CPA, Administrator, Local Audit and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury
2. Earned Sick Time Act Update with Andrew Niedzinski, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO)
3. Reading Financial Statements with Roxanne Foster, Senior Auditor, Local Audit and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury
4. Data, Statistics, Ratios with Nick Brousseau, Manager, Analytics and Outreach Section, Local Audit and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury 
5. Questions & Answers
6. Closing Remarks with Cary Jay Vaughn, CPA, Administrator, Local Audit and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

Presentations and recordings from this webinar, along with previous webinars, can be found at TREASURY - BLGSS Learning Center. For support related to Treasury's local government services, visit TREASURY - Contact Information.

Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.

Library Law Consultant

Library of Michigan

MembielaC@michigan.gov

517-335-8132

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