Local governments still can seek management reviews

The management reviews include: a self assessment, most of which will now be done in-house by the local government entities instead of by the CPA staff; a risk assessment with which CPA officials will assist; and the provision of technical assistance by the CPA.

CPA is still available to help local governments make their operations more efficient and effective, but by turning over more of the data-gathering chores to the entities themselves, "We can do more," said Spelce, thus "having a bigger impact" throughout the state.

A governing body or an elected official may seek these CPA reviews aimed at improving their entities' customer service, public funds management, compliance with state laws and other operations. In many cases, the LGMRs will result in recommendations relating to issues from general administration to budgeting.