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| Aug 25, 2026 | State Auditor Julie Blaha to Attend Final Minnesota State Fair in Office - August 25, 2026 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – On Thursday, Aug. 27, State Auditor Julie Blaha will greet fairgoers at the Main Gate of the Minnesota State Fair and visit with constituents and fair activities afterward.
... |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha to Attend Viola Gopher Count - June 17, 2026 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
State Auditor Julie Blaha to Attend Viola Gopher Count
“The Viola Gopher Count is a reminder that local government works best when it brings people together. What started as a practical solution to... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/12/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: SAFES Access for Accountants and Auditors
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Fraud Risk Questions During an Audit
4. Job Openings
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The third Thursday in ... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/5/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Reporting Reminder
3. Released: 2023 Special Districts Finances Report
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Electronic Funds Transfers
5. Job Openings
6. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The... |
| May 29, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/29/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Pension Bill Signed into Law!
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Phising Scams
4. Job Openings
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Announcement! If you didn’t notice last week, the OSA now... |
| May 22, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/22/2026 | 4. Job Openings
Audit Training Specialist
The OSA is hiring an Audit Training Specialist position. The candidate hired for this position can be based in the St. Paul, Moorhead, Duluth, Rochester, Mankato or Marshall office of the Office of ... |
| May 16, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/15/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Authorizing Reporting Access
3. Cities and Townships: 2025 Annual Financial Reporting Information
4. Due: Performance Measurement Program Report by July 1, 2026
5. Avoiding Pitfall:... |
| May 8, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/8/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: 2025 TIF Annual Reporting Forms
3. Released: New Relief Association Training Video
4. Released: OPEB Data Compilation
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Computer Access - Passwords
6. Job Openings
1. Message fr... |
| May 1, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/1/2026 | Beginning January 1, 2026, relief associations with a defined contribution plan are allowed to provide retirement distributions as soon as practicable following a firefighter’s separation from service, instead of requiring the firefighter t... |
| Apr 24, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/24/2026 | Stay up to date! With a busy legislative session, it’s not always easy to follow every hearing. Stay informed by watching Minnesota House and Senate committee hearings online – with the bonus option to watch at 1.5x speed to save time.
A ne... |
| Apr 18, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/17/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2025 Legal Compliance Audit Guides Posted
3. Fire Relief Associations: Selected Relevant Statutes Booklet
4. TIF: Updated Confirmation of Decertified TIF District Form
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Accounta... |
| Apr 11, 2026 | State Auditor Blaha Releases Improvements in CTAS Program - April 10, 2026 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
State Auditor Blaha Releases Improvements in CTAS Program
“We appreciate the Minnesota Legislature’s investment in CTAS,” said Auditor Julie Blaha. “The funding allowed us to not only modernize the... |
| Apr 10, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/10/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Newsletter Sign-up
3. TIF Pooled Debt Form
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Broker Certifications
5. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Thank an accountant! Spring is a busy season for ... |
| Apr 6, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/3/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: 2026 Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Amounts
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Fuel Purchases
4. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
What’s the “Single audit?” If you work with federal grants, you ma... |
| Mar 27, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/27/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Financial and Investment Report of Fire Relief Associations
3. Cities and Townships: 2025 Annual Financial Reporting Information
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Cooperative Purchasing Venture
5. Upcoming Dead... |
| Mar 27, 2026 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases Fire Relief Association Financial and Investment Report- March 26, 2026 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases Fire Relief Association Financial and Investment Report
“Relief associations continued to see strong investment returns,” said State Auditor Julie Blaha. “The ove... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/20/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Broker Certification Requirement
3. Reminder: Submit TIF Plans Within 60 Days
4. Cities and Townships: 2025 Annual Financial Reporting information
5. Released: Minnesota County Summary B... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2026 County Budgets Summary Report - March 20, 2026 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2026 County Budgets Summary Report
“This report gives Minnesotans a look at how counties are planning to use public resources,” said State Auditor Julie Blaha.
SA... |
| Mar 13, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/13/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. County TIF Information Forms Due March 31
3. Released: Relief Association Reporting Forms
4. Released: Minnesota Summary Budget Report
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Petty Cash (Imprest) Funds – Part II
6. Job Opening... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2026 City Budgets Summary Report - March 12, 2026 | Contact: Burke Spizale | (612) 469-4447
State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2026 City Budgets Summary Report
“Budgets are a roadmap for the year ahead,” said State Auditor Julie Blaha. “The 2026 Minnesota City Summary Budgets Report highligh... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/6/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2025 Revenue Thresholds for Audit Requirements
3. Released: Relief Association Training Videos
4. Released: 2023 City Finances Report
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Petty Cash (Imprest) Funds – Part I
6. Job... |
| Feb 27, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/27/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Broker Certification Requirement
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Multiple Signatures on Checks
4. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Check out our new dashboards! Our goal is to improve transp... |
| Feb 20, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/20/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Investment Performance Information
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Fuel Purchases
4. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
This week, my Office released Investigation Findings on Windemere Township’s contra... |
| Feb 6, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/6/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: County Administrative Expenses
3. Released: 2024 TIF Annual Legislative Report
4. Relief Associations: Fire Chief Service Credit Certification
5. XXX
6. Avoiding Pitfall: Surety Deposits for Non-Minneso... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/30/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: County TIF Information Form
3. TIF: Four-Year Knockdown Rule Reminder
4. TIF: Excess Increment Reporting Reminder
5. Relief Associations: Note About 2025 Reporting Forms
6. Avoiding Pitfall: Disre... |
| Jan 23, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/23/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Form
3. TIF: Authorization for TIF Consultants to Access SAFES
4. Avoiding Pitfall: First Meeting of the Year
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blah... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/16/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: Agreed-Upon Procedures Documents for Cities, Towns and Special Districts
3. Avoiding Pitfall: First Meeting of the Year
4. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Strong local governments grow fro... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/9/2026 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: Fire State Aid Reporting
3. Due: 2025 Lobbying Costs Reporting by January 31, 2026
4. Due: 2026 City and County Summary Budget Form by January 31, 2026
5. Due: 2025 Law Enforcement Agency Asset Fo... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 12/19/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: Updated Fire Relief Association Bylaw Guides
3. Due: 2026 City and County Summary Budget Form by January 31, 2026
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Bonds for Public Employees and Officers
5. Job Openings
1. Me... |
| Dec 18, 2025 | State Auditor Blaha Releases 2024 Local Government Lobbying Services Report - For December 18, 2025 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - State Auditor Blaha released the 2024 Local Government Lobbying Services Report today. Local governments spent $13.3 million on lobbying activities in 2024. This represents an i... |
| Oct 31, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/31/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: 2026 User Authorization Form
3. TIF: Regularly Review Terms of TIF Obligations
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Depositories – Federal Deposit Insurance
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Happy Halloween! I hope y... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/24/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: Investment Report Cards
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Monitoring Internal Controls
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Stay connected! The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) is committed to transparency, accounta... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/17/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Fire State Aid Deadline
3. TIF: Deadline Reminders
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Confirm Decertification Dates of TIF Districts
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
When does the legislative season real... |
| Oct 10, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/10/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Fire State Aid Deadline
3. Extension: Due Date for 2025 Audits Performed on a Cash Basis of Accounting and Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements (AUPs)
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Alcohol and Spou... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/3/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Released: 2025 Fire and Police State Aid Amounts
4. TIF: Review TIF Districts for Decertification Requirements
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Tax Identification Number... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 9/26/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. New: 2025 Audits and Thresholds Webpage
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Monitoring Internal Controls
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Thank you, National State Auditors As... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 9/19/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reminder: Submit TIF Plans Within 60 Days
3. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Computer Access by Employees
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
This week, we released the 2024 Ass... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2024 Asset Forfeitures and Forfeiture Expenditures Report - For September 17, 2025 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2024 Asset Forfeitures and Forfeiture Expenditures Report
“The bipartisan forfeiture legislation passed in 2021 is doing what it was meant to do — restore civil liberties and focus on the most serious case... |
| Sep 12, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 9/12/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reminder: Copies of Completed TIF Forms
3. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Written Contracts
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Fourteen days ago, Minnesota was shaken by the A... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/22/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reminder: Relief Association Reports
3. Available: 2025 County TIF Training Video
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Monitor Federal Grant Subrecipients
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Happy Minnesota State Fair to all who ... |
| Aug 14, 2025 | State Auditor Julie Blaha Releases 2023 Town Finances Report - For August 14, 2025 | Contact: Burke Spizale | (612) 469-4447
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Today, State Auditor Julie Blaha released the Office of the State Auditor’s 2023 Town Finances Report.
“Minnesota towns are navigating financial challenges as revenues shift and expe... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | State Auditor Julie Blaha’s Summer Tour Will Focus on Public Finance Staff Shortages - For July 14, 2025 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
State Auditor Julie Blaha’s Summer Tour Will Focus on Public Finance Staff Shortages
“Understanding how private firms and stakeholders manage workforce shortages is essential to building workable s... |
| Aug 8, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/8/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Revised: Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Statement of Position Available
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Contractors' Performance and Payment Bonds
1. Message from Audito... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/1/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: OPEB Data Compilation
3. Reminder: Schedule Form Certification Deadline
4. Available: 2025 TIF Training Videos
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Claims Payment Period
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
60 years ago ... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 7/25/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Released: OPEB Trust Investment Reporting Form
4. TIF Annual Disclosure
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Cashing Personal or Third-Party Checks
1. Message from Auditor B... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 7/11/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Fire Relief Associations: New Financial Dashboard
4. TIF: 2025 TIF Legislation
5. Reminder: 2025 TIF Training – Live Webinars
6. Avoiding Pitfall: Small Enti... |
| Jun 27, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/27/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: 2025 TIF Training – Live Webinars
3. Reminder: Relief Association Reporting Deadline
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Need for Cross-Training
5. Job Openings
6. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Join us... |
| Jun 20, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/20/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Fundraising Activities
3. TIF Annual Disclosure Update
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Municipal Liquor Store Internal Controls
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
After the tragic even... |
| Jun 14, 2025 | Statement from Auditor Blaha on Targeted Shooting of Two Minnesota Lawmakers - For June 14, 2025 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha released a statement regarding the targeted shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers early this morning.
"I’m heartbroken and outraged by the... |
| Jun 6, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/6/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: SAFES Access for Accountants and Auditors
3. TIF: Reporting “Other” Revenue and Expenses
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Town Disbursement Process
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
If... |
| May 23, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/23/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reporting Out-District Expenditures
3. Reminder: Fire Relief Association Reporting Deadline
4. Avoiding Pitfall: The "Fraud Triangle"
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
As we head into Memo... |
| May 16, 2025 | State Auditor Blaha Releases 2025 City Budgets Summary Report - For May 16, 2025 | SAINT PAUL, Minn. — “Public safety and infrastructure are top expenditures in 2025 city budgets,” State Auditor Julie Blaha said. “Budgets are a roadmap that reveal the priorities and predictions of city officials. This year’s Summary Repor... |
| May 16, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/16/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Pension Training Video
3. Reminder: Important Notes About Requesting Certification of New TIF Districts
4. Released: Minnesota City Budgets Report
5. Due: Performance Measurement Program Report by ... |
| May 9, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/9/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Newsletter Signup
3. TIF: When Does an Authority Need to File Annual TIF Reports?
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Unclaimed Property
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The Minnesota legislative ses... |
| May 2, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/2/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2024 Legal Compliance Audit Guides Posted
3. Available: 2024 TIF Annual Reporting Forms
4. Revised: Fire Relief Association Statements of Position
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Credit Cards - Detailed Recei... |
| Apr 25, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/25/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: Authorization for TIF Consultants to Access SAFES
3. Released: Minnesota County Summary Budgets Report
4. Avoiding Pitfall: School Cash Handling Procedures
5. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
... |
| Apr 18, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/18/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Fire Relief Associations: Opportunity for Input
3. TIF Pooled Debt Form
4. Avoiding Pitfall: "Administrative" TIF Plan Modifications
5. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Attention Private ... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/11/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Pension Training Video
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Report Evidence of Wrongdoing
4. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
We’re hiring!
1. The OSA has two open positions for Special Investigator. Bas... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 4/4/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Available: 2025 Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Amounts
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Intact Deposits
4. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
This week, my Office released the 2023 Municipal Liquor Store Ope... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/28/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Broker Certification Requirement
3. Final Reminder: County TIF Information Forms Due March 31
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Dangerous E-mails
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
On April 2... |
| Mar 21, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/21/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reminder: Submit TIF Plans Within 60 Days
3. Relief Associations: Investing through the SBI vs. Joining the Statewide Plan
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Asset Inventories
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Th... |
| Mar 14, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/14/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF Correction of Errors
3. Released: Pension Training Video
4. Deadline: Fire State Aid Reporting
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Asset Inventories
6. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Thank you to everyone who ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 3/7/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Association Reporting Deadline
3. TIF: A Primer for City Councils (& Other TIF Authorities)
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Use of Credit Cards
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
You may have seen ne... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/28/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Financial and Investment Report of Fire Relief Associations
3. County TIF Information Forms Due March 31
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Use of Credit Cards
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Heads Up: When things... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/21/2025 | Due: 2024 Law Enforcement Agency Asset Forfeiture Reporting by February 28, 2025
Remember to report all forfeitures with a 2024 final disposition to the OSA by February 28, 2025. Final disposition is when an action has been taken on the pro... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/14/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Supplemental Benefit Reimbursement Form
3. Reminder: TIF Districts Decertification Requirements
4. Released: Minnesota Special Districts Finance Report
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Fire Relief A... |
| Feb 7, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 2/7/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2024 Revenue Thresholds for Audit Requirements
3. Released: Investment Performance Information
4. Available: 2024 Annual Financial Reporting Forms
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Contracting Procedures
6. Job... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/31/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2023 TIF Annual Legislative Report
3. Relief Associations: Fire Chief Service Credit Certification
4. CTAS 2025 Is Now Available for Download
5. Available: 2024 Annual Financial Reporting Forms
6. ... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/17/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Fire Relief Association Reporting Forms
3. Available: County TIF Information Form
4. Available: 2024 Annual Financial Reporting Forms
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Segregation of Duties - Part II
6. Deadlin... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | OSA Weekly Update - 1/10/2025 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. MN Port Authority Clean Energy (PACE) Loans: Update in Guidance
3. Available: Fire State Aid Reporting
4. TIF: Authorization for TIF Consultants to Access SAFES
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Segregation of Duties - P... |
| Dec 20, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 12/20/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Economic Interest Statements
3. Reminder: TIF Decertification Requirements
4. CTAS 1099-NEC & MISC Forms
5. Released: 2022 County Finances Report
6. Avoiding Pitfall: Employee Fraud
... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 12/6/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Agreed-Upon Procedures Documents for Fire Relief Associations
3. TIF Credit Payments
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Risk Assessments
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Minnesota’s state budget forecast is more th... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 11/15/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2024 Performance Measurement Program Report
3. TIF: Decertified TIF District Forms
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Joint Powers Agreements – Part I
5. Upcoming Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
Time to ... |
| Nov 8, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 11/8/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Now Open: Registration for Local Government Training Conference
3. Available: 2024 CTAS Update 1 Enhancements Training Video
4. TIF: Regularly Review Terms of TIF Obligations
5. Deadline: Pension Reporting I... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 11/1/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Deadline: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Obligation of Funds
3. Pension: Fire Relief Association Reporting Dashboard
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Hearings on Municipal Liquor Store Losses
5. Job Openings
1. M... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | State Auditor Blaha Introduces Enhancements to Small City and Town Accounting System for Improved Local Government Efficiency - October 24, 2024 | Contact: Nadine Kottom-Dale | 612-391-7000
Saint Paul, MN – “Our updates to the accounting system will make it easier for local governments to operate efficiently and serve their communities better,” said Auditor Julie Blaha.
The Office of ... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/18/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Relief Associations: Fire State Aid Deadline
3. Update: TIF Annual Reporting Redesign Project
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Donations of Gambling Funds
5. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
As election season... |
| Oct 11, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/11/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: 2024 Fire and Police State Aid Amounts
3. TIF: Review TIF Districts for Decertification Requirements
4. Released: 2023 Asset Forfeitures and Forfeiture Expenditures in Minnesota Report
5. Avoiding ... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Job Opening: Standards and Procedures Staff Specialist, Senior | The Office of the State Auditor ensures transparent, accountable, and effective government. Job Description
The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) Audit Practice Division performs external financial and compliance audits of local governments... |
| Oct 4, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 10/4/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Available: 2025 User Authorization Form
4. Available in SAFES: CTAS 2024 Update 1
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Internal Control -- More than the Annual Audit
1. Mess... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 9/27/2024 | 4. Job Openings
Local Government Auditor (St. Paul)
The OSA is hiring up to three Local Government Auditor positions based in St. Paul. The candidate(s) hired and new to this job classification may be eligible to receive a $5,000 hiring bon... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Local Government Auditor (Mankato) | The Office of the State Auditor ensures transparent, accountable, and effective government. Job Description
The candidate hired and new to this job classification may be eligible to receive a $5,000 hiring bonus! This bonus will be paid in ... |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Local Government Auditor (St.Paul) | The Office of the State Auditor ensures transparent, accountable, and effective government. Job Description
The candidate(s) hired and new to this job classification may be eligible to receive a $5,000 hiring bonus! This bonus will be paid ... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 9/6/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF Annual Reporting Redesign Project Reminder – Feedback Sought
3. Pension: Training Opportunity
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Monitoring Risks with Certificates of Deposit
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
It’s budget ... |
| Aug 30, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/30/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Pension: Fire Relief Association Newsletter Signup
4. Updated: TIF Statements of Position
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Meeting Minutes
6. Job Openings
1. Message fro... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/16/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Open Meeting Law Requirements Apply to Relief Associations
4. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The Office of the State Auditor (O... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Job Opening: Software Developer 2 | The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) ensures fiscal integrity and accountability in government finance. The OSA oversees more than $60 billion of local government activity and about $20 billion in federal dollars spent by the State of Minn... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Job Opening: Governmental Accounting Analyst (1) | The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) ensures fiscal integrity and accountability in government finance. The OSA oversees more than $60 billion of local government activity and about $20 billion in federal dollars spent by the State of Minn... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 8/2/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Released: Pension Newsletter
3. TIF Annual Disclosure
4. Released: CTAS 2024 Updates Training Video
5. Avoiding Pitfall: Paying Vendors
6. Job Openings
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The Office of the State A... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 7/19/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: Annual Reporting Forms Due August 1
3. Meeting: Fire Relief Association Working Group
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Update Bank Signature Cards
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The annual OSA Lobbying Report was re... |
| Jul 12, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 7/12/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Pension: Schedule Form Certification Deadline
3. Available: 2024 TIF Training – Live Webinars
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Segregation of Billing Duties
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
On Thursday, the Office of the S... |
| Jun 21, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/21/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: Reporting “Other” Revenue and Expenses
3. Released: Pension Newsletter
4. Released: Pension Training Video
5. Avoiding Pitfall
6. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
How much do you know about Junet... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 6/14/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: Documenting Pay-As-You-Go Expenditures
3. Reminder: 2023 Fire Relief Association Reporting due June 30, 2024
4. Avoiding Pitfall
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
The Governmental Accounting St... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | State Auditor Blaha Releases 2022 City Finances Report - June 6, 2024 | Contact: Donald McFarland | 651-236-0494
Saint Paul, MN – “City revenues and expenditures bounced back in 2022 after decreases in 2021,” said Auditor Blaha.
The 2022 City Finances Report was compiled from city reporting forms, financial sta... |
| May 24, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/24/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. TIF: Reporting "Non-TIF" Bonds
3. Avoiding Pitfall: Change in Bonded Officers
4. Job Openings
5. Deadlines
1. Message from Auditor Blaha
"We must be free not because we claim freedom, but beca... |
| May 24, 2024 | Job Opening: Local Government Auditor Staff Specialist | The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) ensures fiscal integrity and accountability in government finance. The OSA oversees more than $60 billion of local government activity and about $20 billion in federal dollars spent by the State of Minn... |
| May 24, 2024 | Job Opening: Standards and Procedures Staff Specialist Senior | The Office of the State Auditor (OSA) ensures fiscal integrity and accountability in government finance. The OSA oversees more than $60 billion of local government activity and about $20 billion in federal dollars spent by the State of Minn... |
| May 17, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/17/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
2. Reminder: Important Notes About Requesting Certification of New TIF Districts
3. Relief Associations: Legislative Update
4. Avoiding Pitfall: Contracts and Conflicts of Interest
5. Job Openings
6. Deadlines
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| May 10, 2024 | OSA Weekly Update - 5/31/2024 | 1. Message from Auditor Blaha
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5. Avoiding Pitfall: XXX
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