Vol. 13 No. 1, February 1997

Index

• Benchmarking to become best in class: guiding principles in Gresham, Oregon.
• Business license reforms in Champaign, Illinois.
• Financial forecast model: council members learn by doing.
• Implementing pension simplification 1996.
• IRS pursues state and local government FICA payments.
• Mastering telecommunications: Milpitas develops a master plan.
• Meeting future challenges: business planning in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
• RAPID success: Montgomery County reengineers costly procurement system.
• Restructuring of the electric utilities industry: an overview for government finance officials.
• The Consumer Price Index, the deficit, and politics.
• The U.S.-Mexican Border region: binational solutions to environmental problems.
• Using the Internet to assist in debt management.
• Working together for understanding: a coalition discusses retirement issues in California.
• Fair Labor Standards Act: 1996 salary basis test update.
• Team Effectiveness and Decision Making in Organizations.
• The American City: What Works, What Doesn't.
• The Worst Tax? A History of the Property Tax in America.