Making Sense of County Dollars

How much do you know about where the County’s money comes from and where it goes? Find out how the County’s financial matters relate directly to you by taking a new LMS training on Financial Literacy.

The course, designed for County employees at every level of the organization, gives participants a better understanding of how public finance works. The curriculum covers the County’s financial planning process, terms and policies, forecasting and a breakdown of how the $5.4 billion budget is divvied up to each group.

Plus, you’ll learn how great care is taken to collect the right amount of revenue and put it to the best possible use for the public through short educational videos and simple charts. The lesson takes about 25 minutes.

The County started offering in-person classes in financial literacy last year. They proved so popular, a version has been added to LMS so the training is available to all employees, anytime.

So, how financially literate are you? Take the LMS training.

If you want to get much deeper into the details of financial operations, continue your training in the A&C Academy. The Auditor and Controller created this new program to provide course curriculum on an ongoing basis to staff interested in learning more about processing, monitoring and reporting financial transactions. Training topics including accounts payable, travel expenses and single audits. Each quarter new courses will be offered in either a classroom or online format. Learn more about the Academy on the Auditor and Controller’s InSite page.