Vol. 29 No. 5, October - October 2013
Index
- Advice to a rating agency.
- NACo paper explains importance of municipal bonds.
- Corrections.
- Report showcases successful community engagement tactics.
- Sharing information in the public sector.
- Study looks at Urban Density Premium.
- Governments receive assistance with social impact bond projects.
- Sizing your reserves: a risk-based approach.
- Chula Vista's path to financial recover, using the GFOA's 12-step process.
- Yolo county uses best practices to guide long-term planning.
- Navigating turbulent times: approaches and strategies.
- Zero-base budgeting: a concept whose time has come--again.
- Property tax levies and collections in New Orleans, before and after Hurricane Katrina.
- An introduction to dirty forecasting: a "dirty forecast," which includes non-traditional measures that reflect the behavior of residents, is a simple and cost-efficient tool for improving the budget process.
- Making measures meaningful: the logical framework approach: the logical framework approach to program analysis can improve the quality of performance measurement in financial reports through identifying the logic in program design and assessing associated risk.
- The 5 stages of PR grief: understanding how to navigate the five stages of grief can help you address a publicity problem--of any size --quickly and with a clear head.
- Developing effective mechanisms that promote fiscal sustainability: research shows that fiscal stresses are not a temporary feature of the local government landscape, and the lessons learned on leadership for fiscal sustainability will become increasingly valuable.
- Fall congressional session: GFOA's federal priorities come into view.
- FAF issues revised proposal on GASB oversight: until now, the GASB has been the sole determiner of whether a given topic properly falls within the scope of its authority as an accounting and financial reporting standard-setting body; some critics have viewed this as a conflict of interest.
- Persuasion and Power: The Art of Strategic Communication.
- Calendar.
- Public services and the limits of specialization: the challenges facing today's governments require a management approach that cuts across disciplines and departments.