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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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4 Things You'll Learn About Data, Leadership + Budgeting at the CPBB 2016 (Un)Conference!

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

The Center for Priority Based Budgeting 2016 "Prioritized World" (Un)Conference is just over a month away. Transparency in Finance Angelica Wedell, Marketing and Business Development Coordinator CPBB Conference host and co-founder Jon Johnson emphasized the need for transparency in government budgeting. National Research Center, Inc.

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Navigating the Tradeoffs of Good Cause Eviction

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

While some elected officials expressed some support of “good cause” in principle, the absence of a concrete proposal left the debate unresolved. Because landlords factor eviction costs into the operating budgets for their buildings, those costs risk being passed on to all tenants.

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Connecting you with the Benefits of State Associations

Let's Talk Parks

They focus on lobbying for our industry and they primarily serve the agencies as a whole, the elected officials and the Executive Directors. So, the impact to our agencies from the pandemic and the state shut down is extensive and we’ve heard that some agencies in our state are facing budget cuts of up to 50%.

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TOO MUCH DATA – TOO LITTLE TIME

Barrett & Greene

One element involved in considering this question (though not one that necessarily applies to the police data in New York City) is whether the managers or elected officials in an organization are really going to use the data that’s been painstakingly gathered.

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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.