1. Updates from DLGS on : Financial Automation Submission Tracking (FAST)
FAST update
Updates from DLGS on :
Financial Automation Submission Tracking (FAST)

3. Mission & Vision
The FAST mission changes the internal and external environment in which users communicate the various components of data (Phase 1 Financial Reporting) used in Local Governments.
The Future of FAST will evolve as we build modules that allow the exchange of data used in improving fiscal analysis for various scientific, social, and economic interpretations or presentation.
We will look to work smarter not harder
FAST will increase the efficiency in the collection and dissemination of local government financial information.

4. A look towards the future – FAST University
Training as the Portal Evolves – Webinars, Support from our Affiliates
Support – End-User Documentation, Helpful Hints, DCA HelpDesk
Versions and Updates
Create “Tool Boxes” for Users

5. Data collection and analytics
Each field in FAST is a unique data point
Information sharing
Trending
At Risk

6. Concentration
Generated Reports
FCOA
Validation

7. Generated reports The Official Documents
ADS, SDS, AFS, Introduced/Amended/Adopted Budgets – Disable editing and identify submitted documents
Delete working drafts or unwanted, unfiled documents
Storing Submitted Reports, “Fiscal Reports”
Review for outdated or unused information found in the documents
Create Table of Contents to remove legacy “Sheet #’s”
Overall Clean up of Report Generation
Fonts
Formatting & Alignment
Correct truncation and other placement of characters

8. FCOA codes FCOA code determines an item’s section
Click “Add” in any section on a page to add new code
Deactivate instead of Edit
Review and revise current list of FCOA codes – Grants, Utilities
55- for Utility; 54- for Open Space
“Class Codes” for organization by municipality structure
User Defined – Departments for your organization
General Government - CAFR 20 – Administration, Finance, Tax Assessment, Tax Collection
Public Safety – CAFR 25 – Police, Fire, EMS, OEM

9. Validation - ADS/SDS
Equalized Valuations to Populate and adjust from year to year
Filtering Bond Groups
Regional and Local School Logic
CFO Certification Prior to Submission
Alerts for debt limits
SDS – Pull data from last filed ADS/SDS*
*unless withdrawn

10. Validation - AFS Trial Balance Re-organize according to standard order
Lock-down accounts with linked/calculated accounts
Allow for adding of specialized accounts
Separation of Deferred Charges and Emergency’s according to title

11. Validation - AFS RUT – Insert option to submit with Budget
Allow for Certifications by other officials – Tax Collector, Assessor’s prior to CFO Submission.
Correct any calculated fields
Validate for obvious calculations prior to CFO submission

12. Validation - Budget Insert logic for Budget Process
Introduced/Amended/Adopted
Advertisement and Public Hearing
Auto-populate Cap Calculations to Explanatory Statement
Lock down calculated data fields – Tax Rates, Totals, etc.
Add check box for new Revenues
Include Amendments Menu: Chapter 159, Change of Title and Text, Emergency/Special Emergency
Insert Logic for 3 or 6 year Capital Plan

13. Navigation – ADS and SDS
Summary: CFO lookup, Certification of ADS
Other Bonds, Notes, and Loans
Supplemental Debt Statements
SDS
Summary: Certification, Net Debt per ADS, Addition of Bond Ordinances
Regional School
Notes, Attachments, and Report Generation

14. Navigation - afs
AFS Certifications are on Affidavit Cert. & Report of Financial Assistance
General Budget Revenues & Allocation of Current Tax Collections (159’s)
Utilities

15. Navigation – Budget and UFB
Budget Certifications – Roster of Officials, Budget Publication Details, Approval/Adoption
Tax Rates (UFB-1) – Valuation needed to calculate
RUT 1and RUT 2
RUT 1 is AFS “Sheet 25”
RUT 2 requires entry of full budget amount (Total Appropriations plus RUT amount)
Utilities: Information must be entered on Explanatory Statement tab to populate to Summary of Appropriations Expended and Canceled
User-Friendly Budget
UFB-1 (Tax Rates): Actual or Estimated based on amounts entered on Tax Rates tab
UFB-2 (Revenues Summary): Displays in the Report
UFB-7 (Personnel Costs): Data Entry tab

16. Helpful hints General: Only the CFO can create/submit document
Generating reports may take a few minutes (refresh, navigate, click save)
Ensure all officials are associated users or contacts

17. Helpful hints – Debt Statements
Annual Debt Statement:
Bond Group I refers to left-side navigation tabs
Bond Group II refers to a section
Bond Group III refers to a subsection
Use the roman numerals as a guide
Supplemental Debt Statement:
ADS must be filed to create an SDS
The SDS file may take a few minutes to appear

18. Helpful Hints – AFS Annual Financial Statement:
Complete Certifications on the Affidavit Cert. and Report of Fin. Assistance
Editing a Linked Record will override the calculation
Enter the Fund name and the Bank name on Cash Rec.
Utility sections now display as individual tabs
Order for completion of the document

19. Helpful Hints - Budget Budget: Tax Rates mimics UFB-1
Any Add button may be used to add new items
RUT 1 and 2
Utility FCOA: 55-; Open Space FCOA: 54-
UFB-8 Health Benefits: Employee Cost Sharing as a POSITIVE
Attachments
Employee counts allow for fractions

20. Future modules and timeline
County Budget
Pilot: 2019
Required Use: 2020
Fire District Budget
Authority Budgets to follow

21. For Support: DCA HelpDesk
Call: (609)
Please include:
Name
Municipality
Document/Module
Question or Issue