Vol. 21 No. 3, June 2005
Index
- Global information sharing.
- IRS study: gap in tax collections exceeds $300 billion per year.
- Revenues exceeding forecasts, but states still treading water.
- New releases.
- Philadelphia going wireless.
- NLC: federal tax reform must not harm local governments.
- The UK'S CIPFA FM model: financial management and effectiveness in public service organizations.
- Ontario's municipal performance measurement program: fostering innovation and accountability in local government.
- Sweden's Kommuninvest financing cooperative: proving that the best financing solutions are created together.
- Achieving government transformation through ERP systems.
- Work pressure: get control before it controls you.
- Taking charge of your fund structure: the use of unnecessary funds in external financial reports needlessly adds to the length and complexity of these reports and can increase audit fees. The City of Westlake, Ohio, has developed a policy to ensure that superfluous are not included in the CAFR.
- 10 tips for creating a public sector leadership development program: changing demographics an impending "brain drain," and a need to enhance retention levels are driving public organizations of all sizes to explore tools for ensuring the stability of their workforce.
- Help wanted--miracle worker to manage ERP project: finding the right person to manage a technology project is a critical success factor. A new GFOA training course will help governments develop the in-house project management expertise needed to implement sophisticated public sector business applications.
- 10 Years of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: ten years after its adoption, most agree that the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act has raised awareness about the burden unfunded mandates place on state and local governments.
- Auditor involvement with official statements and Web sites: GFOA believes that as a general rule, state and local governments should be free to publish their audited financial statements as they see fit without obtaining prior permission from the auditor.
- Delivering services via network-based partnerships.
- Calendar.
- After 30 years--burning impatience.