OpenGov

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Strategic Local Government Budgeting: How to Determine Which Method is Best for Your Community September 23, 2022 – OpenGov Traditionally, local government budgeting has not been directly tied to outcomes in the community. Although intentions were good with this method, it generally […].

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Government organizations face challenges that include tight budgets and rapidly evolving citizen demands. In the UK, 44 local government bodies—called councils—use an open approach to share expertise and pool resources to transform their web publishing platforms using LocalGov Drupal.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

State and local governments face cyberthreats that are expanding at an alarming rate. Since last year, cyberattacks against local governments increased by 70 percent. As a result, government… One ransomware attack on Baltimore, Md., last year reportedly cost at least $18 million.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

A third of the government technology and security professionals who participated in a recent survey conducted by CDW say that their organization’s approach to cybersecurity doesn’t include sufficient budgetary resources. Some specifically mentioned that they had experienced budget uncertainty and restrictions…

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

What do you do when a tight budget forces projects and service cuts that many community members love? The weight of these difficult local government budget decisions does not have to fall on the council, city management and budget offices alone.

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OpenGov

MAY 5, 2022

So, thank you, local government leaders for your dedication! Our customers inspire us through the important strategic work of budgeting, […]. The post Thank You, Local Government Leaders appeared first on OpenGov.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

State and local governments are often pressured to make full use of allocated funds within specific time lines. Investments in technology can become outdated, forcing state and local agencies to spend more in the next budget cycle. Obsolescence is the obvious risk here.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Another is that rearchitecting mainframe applications and data can be costly, and many state and local IT departments simply lack the budget. One is that if a system functions well for a given purpose, then there’s a business case for prolonging that ROI. A third factor in the mainframe’s favor is its legendary…

Local Government 176

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OpenGov

MAY 25, 2022

There is one thing we can say for certain: The role of local government leaders continues to change rapidly. The post 5 Trends in Local Government Leadership appeared first on OpenGov.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 30, 2023

Despite the abundance of modern solutions for transforming financial planning practices, agency finance and budget offices have been some of the last areas to modernize. A cloud-based ERP can help state and local government agencies achieve their goals of providing high value and service delivery at low costs to constituents and stakeholders.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 22, 2023

State and local governments often bear heavy burdens when it comes to ransomware: Only 20 percent were able to stop an attack before their data was encrypted, according to Sophos, and only 58 percent of encrypted data was recovered.

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GovPilot

JULY 5, 2023

In an era characterized by rapid modernization, increased constituent expectations, shrinking budgets, and unpredictable outside disruptions, local governments’ reliance on arcane paper-based processes drains its scarce resources and limits its ability to fully serve constituents.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Authored by Chris Fabian, Senior Director of Product Strategy, Tyler Technologies Amid tightening budgets and rising demands, local governments and school districts are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize their budgeting processes.

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zencity

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As state and local governments face increasingly complex challenges, from shifting populations to unforeseen crises, making the most of every dollar becomes crucial. Traditional budgeting methods often fail to guide leaders toward decisions that maximize Source

Local Government 52

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Unlike the Federal Government, which can and does run a large budget deficit, most local governments are legally required to prepare a balanced budget. Because local governments cannot spend more than they’ve budgeted each year, preparing a budget is one of their most critical jobs.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

To meet constituents where they were, state and local governments needed to modernize citizen resources and services quickly and accept emerging technologies. However, agencies need buy-in, budget and strategic planning to make their city visions come together.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In response, the state planning coordinator worked with the Office of Planning and Budget and other groups to meet with stakeholders statewide, walking them through the data specific to their regions and offering a chance to share their concerns and stories. Both the communities and state leaders benefited from these exchanges, Bateman said.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

MAY 7, 2024

This change will make millions of previously ineligible employees eligible for overtime pay, including many local government employees. This […] Source

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OpenGov

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The financial backbone of local government is at risk. Budgets are tight, compliance requirements are growing, and legacy systems […] The post The Government Finance Crisis: The Urgent Need for Modernization appeared first on OpenGov. Across the country, finance teams are shrinking while demands are soaring.

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GCN

MARCH 23, 2024

But several programs significant to state and local governments saw cuts. The vote in the House and Senate averts a shutdown and brings funding certainty.

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Budgeting Voting Local Government Housing 99

State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As supplemental federal COVID-19 funding runs out and inflation makes it increasingly more expensive for state and local governments to borrow money, department budgets will remain tight.

Local Government 144

Local Government Budgeting Housing Security 144

Barrett & Greene

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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. These results come from higher performing organizations based on surveying GFOA’s distinguished budget award winners.

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GovPilot

JUNE 10, 2022

No matter where your local government's size or where it is located geographically your community is not alone in needing to make critical updates to your physical and digital infrastructure. Or, as more local governments make the switch online, perhaps your paper filing systems inefficient and antiquated.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

AWS Marketplace helps simplify and streamline procurement for public sector organizations, enabling them to spend their budgets driving their missions forward rather than on administrative overhead. Learn more about Kiip on AWS Marketplace and read more blog posts about how the cloud helps communities prevent and combat housing instability.

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zencity

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When it comes to creating a city or county budget , there are many ways to move forward: whether it’s taking the previous year’s budget and adapting it as necessary, or throwing it all away and starting with a blank slate. There’s no “right” choice when it comes to budget type—only what’s best for your jurisdiction.

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GCN

MARCH 20, 2024

Two years into the $1 billion program, state and local governments are better prepared for cyber attacks. But funding remains an obstacle as under-resourced cybersecurity budgets struggle to keep up with mounting threats.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

JANUARY 18, 2023

Right now, many cities, towns and villages are planning for their next budget cycle. This timing presents an opportunity for local governments to consider how they will incur expenses for their remaining State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), which were provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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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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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 9, 2022

To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international government leaders has been to keep temperature rise in check – no more than 2.0°C Without considering the environment in the budgeting process, all the commitments to change will be little more than words.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 24, 2023

Local government services play a role in so much of our everyday lives that they become invisible. To achieve that, local governments must move away from budgeting for services in silos and come together to create a digital twin of the organization, Francis said.

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Budgeting Local Government Constituents Government 52

The City Fix

AUGUST 6, 2024

“Hum faltu hai [in English, “We are useless”] …I don’t even know what the budget of the council is. Nobody tells me about the procurement process [or] the number of tenders that have gone public…I don’t have enough knowledge about.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

With limited resources and limitless expectations from your citizens, every dollar in your local government budget counts. Yet, without a proper strategy for generating revenue and allocating the funds, your locality will be unable to afford large-scale projects and underdeliver to your community-members.

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GovPilot

MARCH 28, 2023

Managing local government assets is an essential part of efficient government operations and maintaining community safety. From buildings and land to emergency vehicles and equipment, local governments have many assets to maintain.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Over the past two years, the National League of Cities (NLC) has been actively working with both Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to improve the ability for local governments to manage the life cycle of federal grants, making more federal grants attainable for cities and towns regardless of size.

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GovPilot

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As this year comes to a close, governments’ approach their own finale of the fiscal year. Similarly to the universal financial stresses of the holiday season, budgets tighten in the last months of the fiscal year. Operations do not slow, bills remain due, and funding cannot cease in the final stretch of the year.

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GovPilot

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It can be a huge challenge for local governments to come up with ways to raise revenue in their community for local government spending. Boosting the local economy overall has many challenges and it is difficult for local governments to boost revenue without spending money first.

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