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Also to be published in September, 1997, is a Municipal Accounting Manual for Small
Pennsylvania Boroughs and Townships. This manual is a hands-on handbook dealing with basic
municipal accounting principles and procedures.
This handbook, The Municipal Secretary=s Desktop Reference Manual is also one of the newest
in the Committee=s series.
In addition to these several handbooks, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission=s Local
Government Projects Committee has prepared and published a number of administrative and
operational standards. Areas covered by these standards are those common to many local
governments: general governance and leadership, financial management, personnel management,
police, fire, parks and recreation, public works, planning and land use control, emergency medical
services, emergency management, ethics in government, records management and risk management.
In recognition of the many small boroughs and townships in the State, the Projects Committee has
prepared special standards in the areas of general governance, finance and personnel.
To accompany these 16 sets of standards, the Committee has prepared a series of reference manuals.
The purpose of this series is to provide manuals to assist local government officials in implementing
the standards. Each manual provides illustrations, models, suggested readings and contacts related to
several areas covered by the standards. The standards for each area are made an integral part of the
Reference Manual for the particular function or administrative activity.
The standards and reference manuals are available from the Southwestern Pennsylvania
Commission, Suite 2500, 425 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-1852. Local officials are urged
to obtain these publications for their libraries.
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