Case Study: Sutter County achieves 80% automated CAFR production and stronger fiscal health with CentralSquare Technologies

How We Worked to Get Our Fiscal House in Order

Sutter County, California (population ~100,000) faced mounting fiscal pressures from unfunded pensions and OPEB and needed clearer, more efficient financial reporting to restore credibility and improve long-term fiscal health. To address transparency and modernization, the county partnered with CentralSquare Technologies and adopted unified financial software and a digitized CAFR/reporting approach.

CentralSquare Technologies engineered a digitized CAFR that integrates with Sutter County’s general ledger so figures are pulled dynamically rather than keyed in manually. The solution automated up to 80% of CAFR production, helped produce the county’s first comprehensive CAFR in 2018 while enabling an 8–12 page PAFR for citizens, improved data quality by reducing duplicate entry, and freed staff to focus on other priorities.

Sutter County