Your First Year in Office – The Fourth Quarter
Perhaps it is appropriate that it is football season while we think about the importance of the calendar year’s fourth quarter for local governments. Like a football team, the groundwork that was laid...
View ArticleNotice of Final Budget Recommendations (the 1782 Notice)
The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) is required annually to provide taxing units with a Notice of Final Budget Recommendation (more commonly referred to as the 1782 Notice). The 1782...
View ArticleUse Source Data When Reviewing Your 1782 Notice
This is the time of year when taxing units receive a Notice of Final Budget Recommendation (commonly referred to as the 1782 Notice) from the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF). The 1782...
View ArticleDid the State Cut Your Budget?
By now, many taxing units have received 2013 certified budgets from the State. If you are among the units that have unexpected cuts, there may be a way to restore some, or all, of your budget....
View ArticleBudget Preparation – Life After Advertising
Part one in a two-part series The budget season is filled with meeting stringent Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) requirements, but no deadline is more important than submitting...
View ArticleNotice of Final Budget Recommendations (the 1782 Notice)
Part two in a two-part series The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) is required annually to provide taxing units with a Notice of Final Budget Recommendation (more commonly referred to as...
View ArticleStrategic Budgeting for Local Governments: It’s Always Budget Season
Part one in a series This may sound basic, but have you ever thought, what is a budget? True, it is a list of numbers on prescribed forms utilizing a legislated repository (Gateway). But it’s also a...
View ArticleStrategic Budgeting for Local Governments: It’s Always Budget Season
Part two in a series In our first article in this series, we claimed it’s always “budget season.” Local governments simultaneously monitor the current year’s budget, prepare for next year’s budget and...
View ArticleStrategic Budgeting for Local Governments: It’s Always Budget Season
Part three in a series Previous articles in this series have stressed the importance of creating long-term goals that drive your budgeting process. You begin with discussions to assess community needs,...
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Strategic Budgeting for Local Governments: It’s always budget season
Part four in a series The most recent article in this series described how to establish policies, plans and strategies to meet broad goals for government services, capital assets and management. These...
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