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The UNC School of Government has published a checklist for local governments to use when considering use of ARPA funds for premium pay. We strongly encourage you to review this checklist before making payments to employees. You can access the checklist 

A unit of government with a June 30 fiscal year end that is seeking debt approval in November or a later month will need to have the fiscal year 2021 audited financial statements and other documents submitted to the LGC staff before the application can proceed. 

Many of you have been asking about audit due dates, extensions, and amended contracts. If you have a June 30 fiscal year end, the due date for your audit report is October 31. We do not offer extensions for that deadline.

To all counties and municipalities:

The U.S. Treasury  has delayed the next round (for counties and metro cities) and first round (for NEUs) of reporting for ARPA funds.  The new reporting deadlines are as follows:

If you have questions about using your ARPA money for premium pay, this blog post from Kara Millonzi at the UNC School of Government answers a lot of those questions!

As most of you know, tomorrow is the last day of the federal government’s fiscal year, and no budget or continuing resolution has been approved (as of the date and time of this post) to keep the federal government running. What impact will this have on you as a local government in NC?

Thursday, October 14, 2021 from 9AM – 12PM

Virtual presentation via the UNC School of Government

The State and Local Government Finance Division has just received an important update from the NC Pandemic Recovery Office - the U.S.

The first reporting deadline of August 31 for ARPA funds has passed (required only by counties and metropolitan cities), with a few hiccups along the way.

Note: This post has been updated; please see the most recent version.

With the inflow and subsequent spending of ARPA funds, more local governments than ever before will be subject to Government Auditing Standards, aka Yellow Book standards beginning in fiscal year 2022 and beyond.  What exactly does that mean and why should you be thinking about this now?  Read ou