FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Creative financing for infrastructure 1st May 2002 Bloomington, Ind., has faced economic challenges in the last several years, including the ongoing recession. To combat those challenges, the city has
Corrective Vision 1st May 2002 Established as a railroad town to serve mining and logging industries, Elkins, W.Va., thrived for decades. Jacksonville, Fla.-based CSX was one of the
PUBLIC FINANCE/Outsourcing eases bill payment problems 1st April 2002 Every month, Bryan Richison, a financial analyst for Douglas County, Colo., receives bills for 621 individual telecommunications services, including local
If you build it, will they come? 1st April 2002 Twenty years ago, when Paul Mickle moved to Trenton, N.J., the city’s waterfront was dominated by a defunct steelyard. U.S. Steel had abandoned the facility
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Reserve fund balance policy promulgated 1st April 2002 Fund balance typically is the most discussed single item in a local government’s financial statements. Governments seek to maintain adequate levels of
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Local investment accounts ensure funding 1st March 2002 It is a maxim in government that maintenance expenditures are insufficient to meet the actual needs of a community. Particularly this year, the increasing
A fair to remember 1st March 2002 Nothing can inspire a sense of community quite like a county fair. Fairs bring people together to have fun and to celebrate their heritage, their culture
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Fiscal regionalism levels playing field 1st February 2002 The metropolitan region represents a new frontier in the way urban areas are conceptualized. The road to the metropolitan region travels necessarily through
Development on the line 1st February 2002 Smog, air pollution, traffic jams few urban areas can claim they do not struggle with those problems. Some cities propose public transportation as the
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Net eases government purchasing process 1st January 2002 Typically, government purchasing, from requisition to bid to award, is a costly, paper-driven process. Once a municipality identifies a need for a particular
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020