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Courses

Budgeting in Local Government

1 upcoming offering - click here to view registration details

Upcoming Course Offerings

Budgeting in Local Government
School of Government
Knapp-Sanders Building, CB #3330
400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
October 31 - November 3, 2017
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Scholarship Information:
The Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are five deadlines to submit applications: March 1, June 1, August 1, September 1 and December 1.
Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.
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Bill Rivenbark
Completion of this course fulfills one of the core course requirements for the Local Government Finance Officers Certification Program. City and county managers, finance officers and staff, budget administrators and analysts, and others who have responsibilities for annual budget preparation will benefit from this course.
Additional information: 

Instructors: School of Government faculty members, NCACC staff, and experienced local government officials.

Teaching Methods: Lectures, class discussions, case studies and referral to actual experiences as teaching methods.

Advanced Preparation: None

Prerequisites: Introduction to Local Government Finance or permission from Faculty Coordinator.

Level of Knowledge: Intermediate

Recurring: 
This course is offered periodically.
View Scholarship Information
Scholarship Information:
The Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply towards tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are five deadlines to submit applications: March 1, June 1, August 1, September 1 and December 1.
Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.
CPE: 
27.00
Certification: 
Local Government Finance Officers Certification

Faculty Coordinators

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Whitney Afonso
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government
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William C. Rivenbark
Professor of Public Administration and Government and MPA Program Director
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Jonathan Q. Morgan
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Government
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Dale J. Roenigk
Lecturer and Director of the North Carolina Benchmarking Project
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Jeffrey A. Hughes
Lecturer and Director, Environmental Finance Center
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Kara A. Millonzi
Associate Professor of Public Law and Government
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David N. Ammons
Adjunct and Former Albert Coates Professor
Stacey Teachey
Capital Program Manager, Town of Cary
Eric J. Peterson
Hillsborough Town Manager
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Christopher B. McLaughlin
Associate Professor of Public Law and Government

Agenda - Budgeting in Local Government

Tuesday, November 8

Local Government Budget & Fiscal Control Act

Tax Efficiency & Equity

Performance Management

Economic Development

Wednesday, November 9

Revenue Forecasting

Resource Allocation

Counties:  Budgeting for Schools and Human Services - Materials to be given out in class

Municipalities:  Budgeting for Enterprises

Fund Balance

Thursday, November 10

Citizen Engagement through the Budget

Capital Improvement Program

Financial Conditional Analysis

Friday, November 11

Budget Presentation

Revenue-Neutral Property Tax Rate

Budget Award & Course Evaluation

For questions regarding course details, please contact the program manager.

Faculty Coordinator

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Jo Ann Brewer
919.966.4197
Program Manager
For questions regarding course content, please contact the faculty coordinator.

Faculty Coordinator

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Whitney Afonso
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government
For questions regarding registration, resetting passwords, or login issues, please contact Registration at registration@sog.unc.edu or 919-966-4414.
Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles
City and County Managers
Managers and Supervisors
Tax and Finance Officials
Budget Officials
Topics - Local and State Government
Local Government Finance

Faculty Coordinator

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Whitney Afonso
Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Government