Notification of a Meeting of the Advisory Board to the Comptroller – Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 11:00am
WHO: The Advisory Board to the Comptroller
WHAT: Statutory Meeting of the Advisory Board
WHEN: Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 11:00am
WHERE: Virtually, via Zoom
Dial-in: (929) 205-6099
Meeting ID: 878 7380 5038
Passcode: 712434
The Advisory Board to the Comptroller (the “Board”) will hold a virtual meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 11:00am via Zoom. The meeting is a statutorily required meeting of the Advisory Board to the Comptroller. The meeting is expected to feature an update for Board Members from the BEST Program on the development and implementation of the new statewide accounting system. Additionally, Office of the Comptroller staff will provide an update on the agency’s cybersecurity and anti-fraud efforts.
The meeting is a public meeting subject to the Open Meeting Law.
The formal meeting notification is available at this link.
About the Advisory Board to the Comptroller
The Board was created pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7A, § 2.
The Board meets to provide advice and counsel to the Comptroller in the performance of his duties. The Board shall be responsible for reviewing any rules or regulations promulgated by the Comptroller prior to their implementation. The Board shall also review, prior to publication, the annual financial report of the Commonwealth, published by the Comptroller.
About the Office of the Comptroller
The Office of the Comptroller oversees the financial systems and processes of the Commonwealth, including vendor payments, spending on government programs, and the state payroll. We are responsible for statewide accounting and for financial reporting under both GASB (Government Accounting Standards Board) and federal requirements, and for providing transparency to the citizens, taxpayers, and residents of the Commonwealth. As an independent executive-level agency, we work to ensure that financial operations are compliant with state finance law and to maintain secure, controlled, and effective financial systems. We combine oversight with collaboration to partner with financial staff at more than 150 departments across state government, with state employees, and with contractors, payees, and vendors.
The powers and obligations of the Office of the Comptroller are generally dictated by M.G.L. c. 7A.
The Comptroller of the Commonwealth is William McNamara, who has served as the 20th Comptroller since February 2020.