August 7, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

This session will identify steps local officials can take to help detect and prevent fraud and abuse. Participants will learn about the fraud triangle, which consists of common red flags, organizational vulnerabilities to fraud and how to minimize risks.

August 19, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

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 Entities, Libraries, and other non-school special districts.

September 5 - 6, 2024 | 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM Virtual

This multi-day school is designed to familiarize participants with the basic concepts of governmental accounting and give them a working knowledge of basic bookkeeping procedures such as understanding debits and credits, a discussion of the modified accrual system of accounting, the practice of maintaining the books and records, developing and accounting for the annual budget, as well as the year-end closing process.

September 12, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Virtual

Presenters from the Office of the State Comptroller will provide you with the critical information regarding your fiscal score release in September. Please note that this score release is for 12/31 fiscal year-end local governments.

September 16 - 20, 2024 Saratoga

The Office of the State Comptroller is proud to partner with the New York Conference of Mayors for their 2024 Fall Training School in Saratoga Springs. OSC topics to be presented include an overview of governmental accounting, multiyear planning, policies and procedures, and many others.