ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/State boundary key to merger of two cities 1st August 2001 With casinos and hotels that provide jobs and feed revenue growth, West Wendover, Nev., is flourishing; the local population of 4,700 is growing 10 percent
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Improving municipal debt efficiency 1st August 2001 For many government finance officers, the ability to take advantage of lower borrowing costs can be affected by how close their municipalities are to
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Revising treasury management strategies 1st July 2001 Within the financial management profession, perhaps no area is undergoing as drastic a transformation as treasury management. Forces such as technology,
PUBLIC FINANCE/Municipal bond guide available 1st June 2001 The New York-based Bond Market Association has published its fifth edition of Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds. Designed for government finance officers,
Procurement card saves city time and money 1st May 2001 In February 2000, when the purchasing division of Moreno Valley, Calif., received a requisition for a digital camera, it found that its usual vendor was
Sales tax rate stays steady 1st May 2001 After 18 years of steady increases, the average sales tax rate combining state, county and city levels across the United States has leveled off. According
Municipal credit ratings survive economic downturn 1st May 2001 A number of market factors should help local governments weather any potential dip in the economy.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Tobacco bonds provide financing options 1st May 2001 Since 1998, there have been 14 issues backed by MSA receipts. On November 23, 1998, 46 states, the District of Columbia, and various U.S. territories,
URBAN REVITALIZATION/Affordable housing key to downtown rehab 1st April 2001 In recent years, corporate downsizing has cost Rochester, N.Y., thousands of manufacturing jobs. That could have created havoc, but the city’s 10-year
Finding a partner for online services 1st April 2001 Cities and counties that have Web sites know that providing basic information on the Internet is an inexpensive and easy way to increase efficiency in
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020