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Anderson County awarded Excellence in Financial Reporting Certificate

Posted at 11:56 am April 26, 2017
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The Excellence in Financial Reporting Certificate being presented by Steve Emert, County Commission chairman, right, and Myron Iwanski, Finance Committee chairman, left, to Natalie Erb, Finance Department director. (Submitted photo)

The Excellence in Financial Reporting Certificate being presented by Steve Emert, Anderson County Commission chairman, right, and Myron Iwanski, Finance Committee chairman, left, to Natalie Erb, Finance Department director. (Submitted photo)

 

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Anderson County by the Government Finance Officers Association for its comprehensive annual financial report, a press release said. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of government and financial reporting.

The Anderson County annual financial report was judged by an impartial panel to meet high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story, the press release said.

“The finance staff, lead by Natalie Erb, have done an outstanding job in managing the county’s finances in a challenging year that included a change in the financial management system and several staff changes” said Myron Iwanski, chairman of the Anderson County Finance Committee. “Comprehensive financial policies and practices are being put in place.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County annual financial report, Anderson County Commission, Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, comprehensive annual financial report, Excellence in Financial Reporting, Finance Committee, financial management, government and financial reporting, Government Finance Officers Association, Myron Iwanski, Natalie Erb, Steve Emert

New AC Finance Committee meets for first time; picks chair, vice chair

Posted at 11:49 am March 8, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

Myron Iwanski

Myron Iwanski

Information from WYSH Radio

Monday night, the newly-minted Anderson County Finance Committee held its first meeting. The new committee was created when the county switched its financial management system from one based upon a 1957 statute to one based upon a 1981 law. The committee, beginning with next year’s budget cycle, will be responsible for many of the fiscal duties currently held by the county mayor and the Budget Committee, which is chaired and appointed by the mayor.

The new Finance Committee is comprised of four county commissioners—Chuck Fritts, Tim Isbel, Myron Iwanski, and Philip Warfield—as well as County Mayor Terry Frank, Director of Schools Larry Foster, and Highway Superintendent Gary Long. The committee’s first responsibility will be to hire a new county budget director and a new purchasing director as longtime county employees Chris Phillips and Pamela Cotham, respectively, resigned those positions, citing uncertainty brought about by the change in systems. No timetable has been established for those hires but Monday, the committee did agree upon job descriptions and lists of qualifications and responsibilities for both jobs, which will be advertised by the county’s human resources director. The hope is that one or both of the vacant positions can be filled quickly. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Finance Committee, Budget Committee, Chris Phillips, Chuck Fritts, financial management, Gary Long, Larry Foster, Myron Iwanski, Pamela Cotham, Philip Warfield, Terry Frank, Tim Isbel

AC mayor has public forum on financial management change on Tuesday, Feb. 16

Posted at 10:58 am February 16, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

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Terry Frank

Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank has scheduled a Tuesday evening public forum on a proposed change in the county’s financial management system.

The public forum will start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, in Room 312 of the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.

The mayor has issued a notice of veto to Anderson County Commission on the proposed change to the 1981 Act. The Tuesday forum comes before a County Commission vote on Monday, February 22.

See the mayor’s column on the proposed change here.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: 1981 Act, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson County mayor, financial management, Terry Frank

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