Best Practices

General Guidance:

• Best Practices in Government Checklist
• Checklist for Newly Elected Officials
• Quasi-Public Agency Informational Brochure
• Chart of Accounts Louisiana Local Government
• Ransomware Tips
• FEMA Public Assistance Program & Policy Guides:

◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide - 1/2016
◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide - 4/2017
◦ Public Assistance Program & Policy Guide - 4/2018

Best Practices:

• Budgeting
• Bank Reconciliations
• Purchasing & Disbursements Policy
• Payroll
• Contracting
• Cards
• Travel & Expense Reimbursement Policy
• Utility Billings/Collections
• Customer Utility Accounts Policy
• Capital Assets Policy & Procedures
• Fuel Policy & Procedures
• Controls over Gasoline-Diesel
• Controls over Traffic Tickets
• Evidence Rooms
• Financial Reporting Policy
• Ethics
• Board Oversight
• Debt Service

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