TOWN COMPTROLLER AND COORDINATOR OF DATA PROCESSING
The Comptroller has completed its twenty-first year using the Uniform Municipal Accounting System established by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue to bring Massachusetts’ accounting practices into agreement with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Boards. In accordance with GASB 34 the Town is now recording its fixed assets on the balance sheet and has updated its financial statements accordingly. Upgrades to the Munis Software System, a comprehensive accounting application for municipal governments, are planned for the summer of 2005. Upgrades to the Town’s telephone system are in
the planning stage. An evaluation of network requirements including a timetable for updating anti-virus applications has begun.
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