The Abrahams Group Delivers Phase 1 Report Norfolk County Launches Financial Management, Operations And Best-Practices Review

Press release from the County of Norfolk:

August 17, 2021

Commissioners select The Abrahams Group to help chart County’s path forward

DEDHAM, MA – As part of efforts to prioritize the County’s long-term sustainability, address longstanding fiscal issues, and enhance the value of services provided to Norfolk County residents and communities, the Norfolk County Commissioners today announced the launch of a Best Practices Review, Financial Management and Operations Analysis aimed moving County governance further into the future.

“Norfolk County is proud to continue modernizing our management and operations for the residents and communities we serve,” said County Commissioner Joseph P. Shea, of Quincy. “This effort is the latest example of our commitment to ensuring good government practices to ensure that the County provides a real value to all we represent.”

The analysis, a priority for the County’s Commissioners, Finance Committee and Advisory Board in Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21), comes as part of a broader effort to restructure County finances to better-align with financial best practices used by similar-suited counties, municipalities and governmental agencies in the Commonwealth. Norfolk County, with an approximate $32 million combined operating budget, includes the Norfolk County Agricultural High School, six (6) County-owned Court facilities, a Registry of Deeds, an Engineering Department, the Wollaston Recreational Facility (Presidents Golf Course), and performs various other statutory, programmatic and regional service-oriented responsibilities.

http://files2.norfolkcounty.org/file/Abrahams-Report-Cover-Page.pdf

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