GovPilot

DECEMBER 21, 2023

From budget constraints, to crime and public safety , to environmental issues, local government officials deal with numerous problems on a daily basis. While tackling these problems, they must keep their constituents happy by being transparent and holding themselves to the highest standard of accountability.

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Death and Taxes

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blog post by Whitney Afonso, Zach Mohr, and Scott Powell Questions for Practitioners: When (as in time of year) should you engage citizens in budget simulations? Can I expect trust in our government to increase if we engage citizens in budget simulations? At any rate, a choice on how to start the simulation must be made.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 28, 2024

In my experience working with city governments, I’ve seen firsthand cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Sacramento, and St. Louis struggle with resource constraints and grapple with the significant challenges cities face in balancing budgets, maintaining public services and managing infrastructure needs. What is a fiscal cliff?

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Governments can foster trust by prioritizing inclusivity and demonstrating a commitment to addressing community needs through transparency, accountability, and ongoing dialogue. Local governments in Australia are seeking innovative ways to use compensation methods to enhance community participation.

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Government Technology Insider

APRIL 10, 2024

It was fitting that this conference was held in Los Angeles,” shared Tom Wiri, West State and Local Account Executive, Tricentis. For most local governments this is a hard ask because they have small budgets, limited resources, and lean IT teams.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In a March 2022 survey of 147 state and local government leaders by the Center for Digital Government , more than half of respondents said they plan to procure citizen-facing applications and storage and backup infrastructure in the next one to two years. With cloud, the model is different. Vendor Insights.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

AWS Marketplace simplifies contracting with multiple sellers, helps optimize software licensing costs, and maintains visibility across all accounts, thereby making it simpler and more cost-effective to track and manage software spending. Learn more about AWS for cybersecurity in education and state and local government.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

AUGUST 30, 2016

"The Toledo Chamber’s jointly funded venture with the City is the first of its kind public-private partnership in the world to bring Priority Based Budgeting into a community." At the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB) , we're constantly impressed and amazed at just how innovative local government communities can be.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 25, 2024

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice president, worldwide systems engineering at Lookout. Either outcome allows the attacker to impersonate or spy on the victim, potentially exposing sensitive government data.” His firm is a data-centric cloud security company.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

“I really have to dive into how I implement new technology on a limited budget,” he said. ” The Journey So Far In 2023, part of Barker’s mission was to “demystify” AI for Burlington government colleagues. This article appeared in our guide, “ Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech.”

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

However, improvements in technology are helping local governments provide accurate assessments of flood risk, so steps can be taken to provide early and accurate warning of flood events, minimize potential losses, and improve outcomes and overall resilience after a flood occurs. annual chance events.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 28, 2023

Federal assistance is a significant source of funding for state and local governments in the U.S., Federal grants accounted for 66 percent of state/local public welfare spending in 2020, up from 55 percent in 1977. Federal assistance helps city finances and budgets by providing resources to […] Source

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AWS Public Sector Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Governments and the organizations providing technology solutions for the benefits of the citizens are continuously presented with evolving laws and compliance requirements. This function is used to protect the AWS account holder from unintentional spend and to provide reliable and highly available services to all customers.

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Death and Taxes

MARCH 27, 2023

Local governments in North Carolina are required to engage citizens in their budget process by following the guidelines set forth by the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. In previous posts (for example: here , here , and here ), I have discussed citizen engagement in the budgeting process.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Each year, US federal, state, and local government agencies spend a significant part of their budgets on various social and safety net programs. get('Account') id = str(datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%s")) get("Account") data_bucket = " " s3 = boto3.client("s3") get("Account") data_bucket = " " s3 = boto3.client("s3")

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MAY 16, 2022

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ? How can limited local government funds be leveraged to maximum effect?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Having already summoned fresh reserves of resilience throughout the disruptive events of 2022, local councils are now tasked with digging even deeper to contend with a cost-of-living crisis that shows no sign of relenting. With soaring inflation leaving local government facing a funding gap of £3.4

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 26, 2023

One of the comments on the article made a point about a local "Government Accountability Office" function. More of that, please." He makes the point that the Council probably needs more staff to be able to do so.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 17, 2024

This shift not only enhances the accuracy of your choices but also makes the decision-making process more transparent and accountable. Smaller cities often operate with limited budgets and manpower, which can hinder the adoption of advanced data collection and analysis technologies.

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Death and Taxes

JANUARY 28, 2021

While it is not focused on North Carolina or local governments, I think there is still much in there that is likely of interest to you all. Especially because we all know that what happens at the state level impacts the local level. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Director of the Kansas Division of the Budget.

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Death and Taxes

MAY 26, 2022

cash, accounts receivable, and inventory) and current liabilities (e.g., accounts payable and notes payable) to ensure smooth operations. Many governments, therefore, have interfund transfer policies established that regulate the process of using interfund transfers to prevent arbitrary manipulation and misuse of public resources.

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Death and Taxes

JULY 21, 2021

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments. Authors’ Bios.

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Center for Community Progress

JUNE 17, 2022

Thus, a realistic, creative discussion of rural property vacancy should take these conditions into account. Vacant properties are, by and large, a local government issue, and urban and rural local governments are fundamentally different in size.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 19, 2022

My first instinct was not transitioning to government from the private sector. Working for local government had never crossed my mind. However, once I understood my values and my needs versus my wants, I was shocked I had never considered a government career before.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Some of those same local leaders are responding with a plan of their own: Convince the federal government, whose workforce is Metro’s largest customer base, to subsidize the system’s operational costs. But it is also a management failure of local government. Good luck with that. They all have to agree on major decisions.

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AccessE11

JANUARY 2, 2024

As we begin our new year, we can reflect on the important moments in the municipal government space with our municipal year in review. The world of local government is constantly changing. It’s crucial to ensure transparency and accountability in AI deployments.

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Grant Central USA

AUGUST 15, 2023

Omitting a Strong Budget Plan: A weak or vague budget plan raises doubts about your project's feasibility. Present a detailed budget that aligns with your project's scope and objectives. Ensure all expenses are accounted for and reasonable. Budget: Hiring a professional grant writer does come with a cost.

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Public Policy Blog

AUGUST 1, 2013

I’m not a fan of additional layers of neither government, nor federal intervention on state matters in general; however, if the state doesn’t do its job in keeping the local government or municipalities in check in budgeting year-to-year and the community is unwilling or unable to uphold its bargain, change or intervention must occur somewhere.

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Masters in Public Administration

AUGUST 30, 2011

To see for yourself, check out the below top 50 city government blogs. Read them to learn how a city budget works, how townhall meetings are conducted, and even to see the inner workings of a police department. You can also get links to local government, such as the city office and several high schools. The Red Room Blog.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Office of Management and Budget, with a longtime commitment to improve government performance. Wogan, Peak Performance: How Denver’s Peak Academy is Saving Money, Boosting Morale and Just Maybe Changing the World. More recommendations from these and other performance management enthusiasts will follow in future weeks.

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Death and Taxes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It sounds like something they should probably not start right before budget season. When teaching MPA students I, somewhere in that first week or so, tell them that a public budget is an encyclopedia of government. It includes everything that government does and typically why. And to the back burner it goes.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

As described in Part 1 of this three-part series, MH – a term which in this paper refers to the factory-produced structure that is later sited on a residential lot – accounts for approximately six percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in the U.S., with a much greater market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

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Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the top of the list were Jay Fountain, then at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; Harry Hatry, whose work with the Urban Institute and other organizations made him a giant in the field, and John Kamensky, who was then with the General Accounting Office (as the U.S. Government Accountability Office was known until 2004.

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Barrett & Greene

JULY 25, 2023

With that in mind, we were intrigued to read an excellent report that came out last week from the Citizen’s Budget Commission, a nonprofit civic organization that focuses on the finance and services of New York City and New York state government.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 21, 2025

Setup App Studio in the same AWS account. Prerequisites Before getting started, make sure you have: Deployed the solution from the IDP post in the same AWS account. A standalone AWS account not under any AWS organization. Implementation instructions We recommend using the same AWS account that you used for the IDP post.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

While the response to Hurricane Helene continues, local governments are looking ahead to the long road to recovery. This post describes the legal authority and practical considerations for local governments seeking to serve in the role of financial bridge. Detailed legal analysis of each point follows after the summary.

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