The Chart Chat Webinar Series provides updates to local government officials on accounting-related topics, updates from the Michigan Department of Treasury and information on sound fiscal management.

This Chart Chat webinar will cover:

• Changes to the Uniform Chart of Accounts
• F-65 Annual Local Unit Fiscal Report uses and problems
• How to monitor fiscal health using general fund balance indicators
• What local governments need to know about single audits

We are currently accepting submissions for the questions and answers portion of the webinar. To submit a question, please email LAFD_Audits@Michigan.gov by Friday, January 22, 2021.

Agenda:

I. Welcome & Introductions

Veronica Miller, Departmental Analyst, Analytics & Outreach Section, Community Engagement and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

II. Uniform Chart of Accounts Update

Cary Vaughn, Manager of the Audit Section, Community Engagement and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

III. F-65 Annual Local Unit Fiscal Report: Uses and Problems

Stacie Stonebrook, Senior Auditor, Audit Section, Community Engagement and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

IV. Fiscal Indicators: General Fund Balance

Christopher Greathouse, Departmental Analyst, Analytics & Outreach Section, Community Engagement and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

V. What Local Governments Need to Know about Single Audits

Stephan Blann, Director of Governmental Audit Quality, Rehmann

VI. Questions & Answers

VII. Closing Remarks

Cary Vaughn, Manager of the Audit Section, Community Engagement and Finance Division, Michigan Department of Treasury

Additionally, the Michigan Department of Treasury has developed a webpage with numbered letters, memorandums, webinars, and resources regarding COVID-19 updates for local governments and school districts. This webpage was created to ensure that Michigan communities have access to the most up-to-date guidance and is updated frequently with information and resources as they become available.