The Academy for New York State's Local Officials
Webinars
| Topics | Webinar | Date | Length | Availability | Related Resources |
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| Accounting | Completing Delinquent AFRs This webinar is designed to help local government employees (counties, cities, towns, villages, fire districts, joint activities and special purpose units) understand the necessary financial data for completing their Annual Financial Reports (AFR) and where to obtain this data when formal accounting records are limited or unavailable. The AFR informs local officials, residents, other taxpayers, and State policymakers about the financial condition of New York's local governments, which is vital for transparency. OSC audits have found that lack of reporting is often an indicator of poor record-keeping and other troubling financial practices, which often lead to fiscal difficulties going unnoticed. Catching up on a delinquent report is not an easy task and can become increasingly time-consuming with each subsequent year the entity hasn’t filed. Finance staff often contend with limited availability of accounting records and may need to rely on source documents to effectively organize the necessary information. If your Local Government is behind on their AFR filing, this webinar should be used in conjunction with contacting our Data Management Unit and should not be used as a stand-alone resource. |
2026-02-18 | |
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| Accounting | OSC's Annual Financial Report (AFR) Common Filing Errors - Fire Districts General Municipal Law (GML) requires all fire districts to file an Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the State Comptroller. Presenters will provide an overview of the various sections of the AFR and the financial data required to complete the report. We will also discuss how to avoid some of the more common filing errors when completing the AFR. |
2025-07-23 | 1:01:46 | ||
| Specialized | The New Local Government Contact Management (LGCM) System OSC will be releasing a new system for maintaining municipal contact information and ensuring important OSC communications are received timely, and by the current local government officials. This session will walk through how to create, modify, verify and remove municipal official contact records. Note: This system affects Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Fire Districts and Libraries. |
2024-08-19 | 19:00 | ||
| Auditing | Cybersecurity Web Series Week 1 – IT Governance – What is it? How do we do it? And Why is it Important? This session will discuss a conceptual framework for a comprehensive cybersecurity program. Discussion topics will include the top 12 areas of concerns: IT Policy; IT Security Training and Awareness; Computer Hardware, Software and Data Inventories; Contracts for IT Services; Virus Protection; Patch Management; Access Controls; Online Banking; Wireless Networks; Firewalls and Intrusion Detection; Physical Controls; and Information Technology Contingency Planning. We will also use the Security Self-Assessment to see which areas of concerns you should focus on in your IT environment. |
2021-10-04 | 44:58 |