Vol. 25 No. 4, August - August 2009
Index
- President's message.
- As budget gaps increase, citizens rate local governments more favorably than state governments.
- Economic trends.
- The GFOA's new president-elect and executive board.
- Financial strategies for challenging times: 2009 annual conference recap.
- "New normal" retirement plan designs: re-engineering and installing sustainable pension and OPEB plans.
- Pension reform in San Diego.
- Future cost versus market value: the great debate over pension valuation.
- Automation leads to improvements in Ohio deferred compensation projects.
- Common errors in state and local government FICA and public retirement system compliance.
- Business intelligence for government transparency: where the money goes: the transparency and spending strategies adopted by the state of Texas could serve as templates for other government initiatives.
- Building an integrated performance management system in the City of Philadelphia: implemented in just 10 months, Philadelphia's interconnected Stat and 311 systems provided positive results right away.
- Attracting young professionals to careers in local government: when trying to attract younger workers, governments need to concentrate on partnerships with universities and colleges to ensure their programs are responsive to municipal needs.
- Managing the personnel budgeting process: since salaries make up the greatest portion of the expenditure budget, it makes sense to apply forecasting techniques that can show where payroll dollars are headed.
- Regulatory initiatives take center stage: for states and localities, actions by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Office of Management and Budget have taken center stage.
- The GFOA weighs in on pensions.
- Are demographics destiny?
- Calendar.
- Measuring efficiency efficiently.