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

Best Practices:

• • Budgeting
• • Bank Reconciliations
• • Purchasing & Disbursements Policy  
• • Payroll
• • Contracting for Services Policy
• • 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