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HELPING LOCAL FINANCE LEADERS RATE THEIR BUDGETING PRACTICES

Barrett & Greene

At the end of November, a survey was released that investigated how local government finance leaders feel about their current budgeting practices and their readiness to embrace modernized approaches. One cautionary note, according to the report which was titled Rethinking Budgeting: Results from the Local Government Budget Survey.

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TOO MUCH DATA – TOO LITTLE TIME

Barrett & Greene

We agree that officers should be held accountable and that strong actions are needed to prevent racial profiling. But while our administration supports efforts to make law enforcement more transparent, more just, and more accountable, this bill would take officers away from policing our streets and engaging with the community.

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Rampant management failure #2: DC area Metrorail (Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority)

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: Metro’s prospects for replacing hundreds of millions of dollars in fare revenue that vanished during the pandemic appeared to be waning as stimulus money runs dry, particularly as weary elected officials watch the agency struggle during a year-long train shortage. Good luck with that.

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Writing Grants When You’re NOT a Grant Writer

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

They are firefighters, teachers, administrative assistants, program directors, accountants, and even elected officials and board members. Typically, the individuals writing and managing grants for your organization are not people with titles like grant administrator, grant manager, or director of grants.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

John Kotter’s Eight Step Model for Leading Change It definitely shows lack of accountability and no sense of urgency to act -2,000 units could house at least 4,000 people. Council-approved appointees and her chief of staff and deputy mayor for planning and economic development, John Falcicchio, who is an ex officio member.

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

7 Additionally, GSE subsidies and privileges are crafted to largely avoid showing up as a federal budget expenditure, thus avoiding competing with other priorities for scarce tax dollars. Any contact between F&F and elected officials is strictly controlled by the FHFA.

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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. Elected officials and attorneys, who took oaths to uphold the state constitution, understandably wish to tread carefully. Almost half of those are “severely cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 50% of their income on housing.