LOCAL GOVERANCE ACT (LGA) CERTIFICATION PROCESS

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LOCAL GOVERANCE ACT (LGA) CERTIFICATIONPROCESS

• Presenter
• Rita Silago
• Senior Accountant

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Public Hearing
• Personnel
• Procurement
• Property
• Fiscal
• Records

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Public Hearing must be documented
• Public Hearing Notice
• Written comments and recommendations

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Chapter Membership Approval (Resolution)
• Personnel
• Procurement
• Property
• Fiscal
• Records

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Chapter must practice Five Management System
  effectively and efficiently for ninety (90) days
• Three months Financial Statements, accurate and
  reliable

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Submit Five Management System to Local Governance
  Support Center for review
• Review and forward to Auditor General
• Review and make additional comments and
  recommendations return to Chapter

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FIVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• 1. Letter requesting for certification from
  Chapter President
• 2. Resolution approving FMS
• 3. Chapter Meeting Minutes approving FMS
• 4. Five Management Policies and Procedures with
• Forms
• Additional policies and procedures (Housing, PEP,
  Summer Youth, Burial, etc)
• 5. Typed TCDC Resolution for LGA CERTIFICATION
  on Navajo Nation Letter Head

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LGA CERTIFICATION REVIEW

• Office of Auditor General Review
• May make additional comments/review
• Department of Justice reviews and signs

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LGA CERTIFICATION REVIEW

• Office of the Auditor General
• Schedules Field Test Review
• Reviews Implementation of Five Management System
  (90 days)
• Randomly Selected Items are Tested
• Must pass with at least 90

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LGA CERTIFICATION REVIEW

• Office of the Auditor General
• Exit Conference
• Chapter will receive brief verbal report of field
  review
• Finalized report will be compiled by OAG
• Chapter will wait for outcome of OAG review and
  recommendation

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LGA CERTIFICATION REVIEW

• Office of the Auditor General recommends LGA
  CERTIFICATION
• Chapter will find sponsor for Legislation
  (Delegate)
• TCDC will schedule date to certify Chapter
• LGA CERTIFICATION

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LGA CERTIFICATION REVIEW

• Office of the Auditor General does not recommend
  LGA CERTIFICATION
• Office of Auditor General will provide report as
  to why Chapter can not be recommended for LGA
  Certification
• Chapter will have to correct deficiencies and
  start LGA Certification process over (90 days)

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