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Public Records / FOIA Request Processing Checklist
Guides intake, search, review, redaction, and response for public records requests under the federal Freedom of Information Act and analogous state public records statutes.
Single Audit Readiness Checklist (2 CFR 200 Subpart F)
Confirms a non-federal entity expending $1,000,000 or more in federal awards is ready for its annual Single Audit under the Uniform Guidance.
Municipal Court Administration & Case Management Checklist
Guides a municipal court clerk or administrator through docket integrity, indigency-based fine and fee practices, bench warrant controls, and records handling consistent with due process and state court rules.
Juvenile Detention Facility Standards Checklist
Assists a juvenile detention administrator in evaluating sight-and-sound separation, deinstitutionalization of status offenders, room confinement limits, and youth PREA protections under federal core requirements.
Municipal Animal Shelter Operations Checklist
Helps a municipal animal shelter or animal-control agency evaluate intake, housing, disease control, holding periods, euthanasia, and adoption practices against recognized shelter medicine standards and state law.
Municipal Cemetery Management & Records Checklist
Guides a public cemetery superintendent through interment authorization, burial recordkeeping, perpetual-care fund controls, and grounds maintenance consistent with state cemetery statutes.
Jail Correctional Health (NCCHC) Compliance Checklist
Supports a jail health services administrator or sheriff's office in assessing intake screening, access to care, medication continuity, and mortality review against NCCHC essential standards and constitutional care requirements.
Public Library Operations & Governance Checklist
Helps a public library director or board self-assess collection policy, patron privacy, CIPA internet-filtering obligations, and accessibility under state library standards and federal E-rate requirements.
Public Housing Authority (PHA) HUD Compliance Checklist
Supports a public housing authority in reviewing income eligibility, waiting-list administration, Housing Choice Voucher HAP contracts, physical inspections, and required reporting under HUD regulations.
Municipal Utility Billing & Shutoff Protection Checklist
Guides a municipal water, gas, or electric utility through billing accuracy, disconnection due-process notice, seasonal and medical moratoriums, and payment-assistance practices.
AWWA Water Loss (Water Audit) Program Checklist
Helps a water utility complete a standardized AWWA water audit, validate input data, quantify apparent and real losses, and set economically justified loss-reduction targets.
Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program Checklist
Assists a POTW (publicly owned treatment works) pretreatment coordinator in evaluating industrial user permitting, local limits, monitoring, enforcement response, and reporting under the National Pretreatment Program.
Indigent Defense & Public Defender Program Compliance Checklist
Helps an indigent defense office or oversight commission evaluate eligibility screening, workload controls, timeliness of appointment, and independence consistent with the constitutional right to counsel.
Public Comment & First Amendment Forum Compliance Checklist
Helps a governing body and clerk structure public comment periods and meeting rules to respect First Amendment speech protections while maintaining order.
Buy America / Build America, Buy America (BABA) Compliance Checklist
Helps agencies receiving federal infrastructure funds document domestic content requirements for iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials and process any waivers.
Government Employer IRS Information Reporting (1099/W-2/ACA) Checklist
Supports a government finance or payroll office in meeting year-end federal information reporting obligations for wages, nonemployee compensation, and Affordable Care Act coverage.
Subdivision Plat Approval Checklist
Supports planning staff and the planning commission in reviewing preliminary and final subdivision plats for conformance with design standards, improvement guarantees, and recording requirements.
Municipal Bond Continuing Disclosure (SEC Rule 15c2-12) Checklist
Helps a municipal issuer or obligated person meet continuing disclosure undertakings by filing annual financial information and material event notices to the MSRB's EMMA system.
Zoning Variance & Special-Use Permit Review Checklist
Guides a planning department or zoning board of appeals through processing a variance or special-use permit application, from application completeness through findings of fact and the hardship/standards test.
NEPA Environmental Review Checklist
Guides an agency or grantee through the National Environmental Policy Act review pathway: categorical exclusion, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Compliance Checklist
Supports recipients of USDOT financial assistance (FHWA/FTA/FAA) in operating a compliant DBE program including goal setting, certification, and good-faith-efforts review.
CDBG Entitlement Grant & Section 3 Compliance Checklist
Assists CDBG entitlement grantees in documenting national objective compliance, eligible activities, low/mod benefit, and Section 3 economic opportunity requirements.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Review Checklist
Supports HUD program participants in meeting the duty to affirmatively further fair housing through analysis of impediments, goals, and fair housing planning.
Local Sales & Hotel/Lodging Tax Remittance Checklist
Guides a local tax collector or finance office through registration, collection, and remittance of sales/use tax and transient occupancy (hotel/lodging) taxes.
Take-Home Vehicle & Fleet Fuel Controls Checklist
Helps a fleet manager and finance office control assignment of take-home vehicles, personal-use taxation, and fuel-card usage to prevent fraud and misuse.
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) & Debt Policy Checklist
Supports a finance or budget office in developing a multi-year capital improvement plan and a formal debt management policy consistent with GFOA best practices.
Purchasing Card (P-Card) Internal Controls Checklist
Helps a finance or internal audit function evaluate purchasing-card program controls including issuance, limits, transaction review, and prohibited uses.
Lobbyist Registration & Disclosure Program Checklist
Supports a clerk, ethics office, or secretary of state function administering lobbyist registration, activity reporting, and enforcement.
Government Social Media & Public Records Checklist
Helps agencies manage official social media accounts consistent with public records, retention, accessibility, and First Amendment limits on blocking and comment moderation.
State Data Breach Notification Compliance Checklist
Guides a public agency's response when personal information is compromised, covering breach determination, notification content, timing, and regulator reporting under state law.
FMLA & ADA Employer Compliance Checklist
Supports a public employer's HR function in administering Family and Medical Leave Act leave and Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations for employees.
Municipal Code Enforcement Due Process Checklist
Ensures a local code enforcement program provides constitutionally adequate notice, opportunity to be heard, and appeal before penalties or abatement.
Public Sector Whistleblower Protection Program Checklist
Evaluates a government entity's whistleblower program for protected reporting channels, anti-retaliation safeguards, and investigation procedures.
Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Policy Checklist
Evaluates a law enforcement agency's body-worn camera program for activation rules, data retention, redaction, and public disclosure.
Next Generation 911 PSAP Readiness Checklist
Assesses a Public Safety Answering Point's readiness to deliver and support Next Generation 911 services including IP-based call delivery and location accuracy.
NFIP Floodplain Management Ordinance Compliance Checklist
Confirms a community participating in the National Flood Insurance Program administers its floodplain development permit program to retain eligibility.
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Language Access Plan Checklist
Confirms a government agency receiving federal financial assistance provides meaningful access to programs for limited-English-proficient persons.
GASB Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Checklist
Confirms a state or local government's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report includes the required components and note disclosures under generally accepted accounting principles for governments.
GASB 68 Pension Accounting & Reporting Checklist
Verifies an employer government correctly measures and discloses its net pension liability, pension expense, and deferred inflows/outflows for defined benefit pension plans.
RFP Evaluation & Scoring Committee Checklist
Guides an evaluation committee through a defensible, competitive-sealed-proposal scoring process for a request for proposals to withstand protest and audit.
Public Funds Investment Policy Compliance Checklist
Confirms a government treasury's investment of public funds complies with a governing-body-adopted policy prioritizing safety, liquidity, and yield.
Public Employer Payroll & FLSA Compliance Checklist
Verifies a public agency's payroll practices comply with Fair Labor Standards Act rules on exemptions, overtime, and public-sector compensatory time.
Building Permit Issuance & Inspection Checklist
Guides a building department through permit application review, required inspections, and certificate of occupancy issuance under the adopted building codes.
Public Water & Wastewater Utility Compliance Checklist
Confirms a municipal water and wastewater utility meets federal drinking water monitoring and NPDES discharge permit obligations.
ARPA State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Reporting Checklist
Confirms eligible use, obligation/expenditure deadlines, and Treasury reporting for American Rescue Plan Act State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Federal Grant Management Lifecycle Checklist (Uniform Guidance)
Covers pre-award, financial management, procurement, and closeout requirements for administering federal grant awards under 2 CFR Part 200.
Election Administration Readiness Checklist
Reviews election office readiness covering voting-system certification, accessibility, chain of custody, poll worker training, and post-election audits.
Municipal Cybersecurity & StateRAMP Cloud Vendor Checklist
Evaluates a local government's cybersecurity posture and the StateRAMP authorization status of cloud service providers handling government data.
Government Ethics & Conflict of Interest Checklist
Assesses conflict-of-interest, financial disclosure, gift, and revolving-door safeguards for public officials and employees.
Open Meetings / Sunshine Law Compliance Checklist
Verifies that a public body's meetings satisfy open-meetings requirements for notice, agendas, quorum, executive sessions, and minutes.
Public Records Retention & Legal Hold Checklist
Ensures government records are retained, dispositioned, and preserved in accordance with approved retention schedules and litigation-hold obligations.
NIMS / ICS Emergency Management Readiness Checklist
Assesses a jurisdiction's adoption of the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System as a condition of FEMA preparedness grant eligibility.
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Checklist
Validates the elements of a Continuity of Operations plan so essential government functions can continue during and after a disruption.
CJIS Mobile Device & Advanced Authentication Checklist
Focuses on mobile device management and advanced (multi-factor) authentication controls for accessing Criminal Justice Information from the field.
ADA Title II Program Access Compliance Checklist
Reviews a public entity's obligations to make its programs, services, and activities accessible to individuals with disabilities under ADA Title II.
Section 508 Digital Accessibility Checklist (WCAG 2.0 AA)
Evaluates information and communication technology (ICT) for conformance with the Revised Section 508 Standards and WCAG 2.0 Level AA.
Title VI Nondiscrimination Program Checklist
Confirms a recipient of federal financial assistance maintains a Title VI program prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including language access.
Public Procurement, Competitive Bid & SAM Debarment Checklist
Verifies competitive procurement integrity, required solicitation steps, and mandatory suspension/debarment screening before awarding contracts using public funds.
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Compliance Checklist
Ensures federally funded construction contracts meet Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, certified payroll, and worker protection requirements.
POST Law Enforcement Officer Training & Certification Checklist
Verifies that peace officers meet Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) selection, basic academy, and continuing-education requirements for certification.
CJIS Security Policy Audit
Audit law-enforcement information systems against the FBI CJIS Security Policy.