Introduction to Local Government Finance
August 27-30, 2012
TBA
This introductory course provides basic instruction in local government and public authority finance and financial management. Areas of instruction include the basic legal authority and requirements governing local government revenues, budgeting processes, cash management, purchasing and contracting, expenditure control, conflicts of interest, fund accounting and financial reporting. The course also provides an overview of the state and local economic issues that inform strategic budgeting decisions.
Level of Knowledge: Introductory
Experience Level: The course is recommended for all state and local government, and public authority, officials and employees with direct responsibility, or oversight responsibility, raising, budgeting, managing, and expending public funds. The course is intended to provide a survey of a variety of topics related to local government and public authority finance. Most government officials and employees—elected officials, managers, department heads, finance officers, and other finance employees—will benefit from participation in this survey course.
CPE Credit: Recommended Continuing Professional Education Credit for Certified Public Accountants will be announced. The School of government is registered with the NC State Board of cpa Examiners as a sponsor of continuing professional education. Complaints or comments regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the NC State Board of CPA Examiners, PO Box 12827, Raleigh, NC 27605-2827
Completion of this course fulfills one of the core course requirements for the Local Government Finance Officers' Certification Program.
Instructors: Faculty for the course will be composed of staff of the School of Government.
Teaching Methods: Lectures, class discussions, case studies and referral to actual experiences as teaching methods
There are no prerequisites for this course
Advance Preparation: None other than the experience indicated above
4 days
Course participants who cancel their registration on or before August 13, 2012 will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before August 20, 2012 will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. No refund will be made for cancellations made after August 20, 2012. All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.
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