Vol. 22 No. 6, December 2006
Index
- Budgeting the NACSLB way.
- Correction.
- Wireless considerations.
- A positive note on states' healthcare spending.
- New trends in government.
- Technology for shared services.
- The people speak.
- A private sector solution for an enduring public sector problem?
- City of Torontos' long-term fiscal plan.
- Note to budget professionals: policy analysts support policy and operational decision making.
- Effective budget management: take a fresh look at your workforce.
- An exercise in cost saving: carsharing.
- Managing ERP after go-live: who owns the system? Oakland County, Michigan, manages ongoing ERP system upkeep and development through a collaborative governance model.
- Building relationships and reaching your potential: the opposite of networking is not working. In other words, if you are not making connections and nurturing the relationships you have developed, you are "not working.".
- Best practices for capital project analysis: decision makers need to analyze a proposed capital investment from many perspectives before committing to the project.
- 2006 retirement roundup and insights for 2007: public sector pension plans may come under scrutiny from Congress during 2007.
- GASB re-examines Fund Balance Reporting and Definitions of Fund Types: the Governmental Accounting Standards Board is looking for feedback on possible modifications to fund balance reporting and governmental fund type definitions.
- Best of breed examples: guidelines for your government budget.
- Calendar.
- A little financial training goes a long way: state and local agency directors and other senior officials can be proactive to ensure that they are aware of the financial situation in their agency.