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Best Practices
General Guidance:
• Best Practices in Government Checklist
• Checklist for Newly Elected Officials
• Grant/Funding Resources
New as of 04/07/2021
• Quasi-Public Agency Informational Brochure
• Chart of Accounts Louisiana Local Government
• Ransomware Tips
• FEMA Public Assistance Program & Policy Guides:
◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide (01/2016)
◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide (04/2017)
◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide (04/2018)
Best Practices:
• Bank Reconciliations
• Board Oversight
• Budgeting
• Capital Assets Policy & Procedures
• Cards
• Contracting
• Controls over Gasoline-Diesel
• Controls over Traffic Tickets
• Customer Utility Accounts Policy
• Debt Service
• Evidence Rooms
• Ethics
• Financial Reporting Policy
• Fuel Policy & Procedures
• Payroll
• Purchasing & Disbursements Policy
• Sexual Harassment (04/2020)
• Travel & Expense Reimbursement Policy
• Utility Billings/Collections
Example Documents & Templates:
• Local Government Budget Act Reporting Template
• Leave Earned & Taken Schedule
• Leave Request
• Timesheet (1 week)
• Timesheet (2 weeks)
• Annual Credit - Purchase Card Agreement Form
• Credit Card Issuance Log
• Travel Advance Request Form
• Travel Expense Form
• Customer Billing Adjustment Form
• Gas Diesel Log
• Vehicle Log
• Citations Issued Log
• Traffic Ticket Log
