Courses

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Fundamentals of Property Tax Collection

 

This course focuses on law and practice governing the collection of county and municipal property taxes. It is designed to help new tax office employees learn the basics of tax collection while also providing a refresher for tax office veterans.

Future offerings of this course:

September 26-29, 2023 (Fully In-person) February...
Next Offering:
September 26, 2023
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Contracting for Construction and Design Services

This course is designed for those involved in public construction contracting at the local government level or in the procurement of the services of engineers and architects.

Topics of discussion will include:

bidding procedures;construction methods, including alternative delivery (e.g...
Next Offering:
September 26, 2023
Location:
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Affordable Housing Seminar: Tools, Strategies, and Case Studies for Local Government Leadership

This interactive in-person seminar is designed for elected and appointed officials (including managers and department heads) from local governments who are setting strategic direction around affordable housing. The seminar will focus on local government support and public-private partnerships for workforce residential housing. Attendees will...

Next Offering:
October 6, 2023
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
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Budgeting in Local Government
This four-day course covers the legal and management framework of budget preparation and enactment in North Carolina local government. Participants will discuss the numerous processes and techniques used to produce an annual operating budget and capital budget. City and county managers, finance officers and staff, budget administrators and...
Next Offering:
November 14, 2023
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
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Intermediate Purchasing Seminar

This course is intended for officials with two or more years of experience in local governmental purchasing, and will cover bidding and property disposal, capital leasing, performance management and benchmarking, insurance and risk management, electronic bidding and contract management, effective communications, ethics and conflicts of interest...

Next Offering:
November 28, 2023
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Development Finance Toolbox

A survey of local government financing tools for community and economic development

How do local governments use public-private partnerships for development? What finance tools are available to local governments to revitalize Main Street? North Carolina communities can select from a wide array of financing tools in their efforts to...

Next Offering:
December 5, 2023
Location:
online
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Introduction to Program Evaluation Series

This workshop series is for local governments, providing a broad overview of program evaluation through six key stages. Each of the six sessions will cover a separate stage and the entire series will be facilitated by the Schoolof Government's Dr. Maureen Berner.

 

You may...

Next Offering:
January 19, 2024
Location:
UNC School of Government
"How Evaluation Works" Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Personal Property Appraisal

This workshop focuses on the practice governing personal property appraisal in North Carolina. It is designed to help assessors and the appraisal staff appraise personal property uniformly and defend their assessments.

This course will be held in a hybrid format, online, and at the School of Government. 2024 dates are tentative....

Next Offering:
January 24, 2024
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Capital Financing in Local Government

This course reviews the authorized debt financing and other capital financing options available to local governments in North Carolina. It reviews the legal authority and procedures for each capital financing option (current revenues, savings, special levies, and borrowing money) and discusses common practical and strategic issues. Note that...

Next Offering:
February 1, 2024
Location:
School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Community Development Academy

Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive course, which is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides practitioners with perspectives and practical skills surrounding community development in North Carolina....

Next Offering:
February 1, 2024
Location:
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
The Three Approaches to Value

This workshop is an overview of the three approaches to value as applied to real property and their applications in the mass appraisal for the property tax.
 
This course will be held in a hybrid format, online, and at the School of Government. 2024 dates are tentative. Course details TBA.

Next Offering:
February 22, 2024
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
LELA 101: Fiduciary Responsibilities of Local Elected Officials
LELA 101: Fiduciary Responsibilities of Local Elected Officials

This course will be offered Spring 2024.

Local elected officials are stewards of the public trust. They are responsible for guiding multi-million dollar county and municipal corporations that depend on numerous sources of revenues and that have multiple layers of policy and management responsibilities. Understanding their financial...

Next Offering:
March 14, 2024
Location:
Online
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
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Social Media for Social Good
Social Media for Social Good

This course will take place at the School of Government in Chapel Hill, NC.

Facebook, SnapChat, ChatBots & HouseParty: What’s this got to do with government?

If you are a local government professional who is actively managing your town/county social media accounts, this program is for you. 

As a government organization,...

Next Offering:
March 22, 2024
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Utilities Billing and Collections Administration

This course provides an overview of the authority and requirements for establishing customer accounts and billing and collecting public enterprise utility fees. The focus will be on water, sewer, and solid waste enterprises. Participants will engage in a series of interactive exercises to apply general concepts to common scenarios that arise in...

Next Offering:
June 4, 2024
Location:
UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Webinar series
Public Records Law Series (Webinar On-Demand)

Public records laws affect all local government officials and employees regardless of their job duties. Obligations under the laws include not only providing access to records, but also maintaining and retaining records, redacting records, and protecting confidential information. These obligations vary greatly based on the type of public...

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There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Reappraisal in North Carolina

This workshop focuses on law and practice governing the general reappraisal of real property in North Carolina. It is designed to help assessors and the appraisal staff use statistical measures to better ensure accuracy and uniformity of property tax assessments, learn the basics of general reappraisal, and how to objectively plan for the next...

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There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
State Treasurers' Conference

This 2023 Conference will take place via Zoom 

DATES/TIMES: 9:00am – 12:30pm 
June 15, 20 & 22, 2023  

REGISTRATION FEE: $250 for the 3 morning conference 

AUDIENCE: These sessions are intended for city and county managers, finance officers, finance staff, and others that work in financial...

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There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Social Media Strategies for Government Professionals Level 1
Social Media Strategies for Government Professionals Level 1

Facebook, SnapChat, ChatBots & HouseParty: What’s This Got to Do With Government? This level one social media course will focus on the most commonly used social media platforms for governmental organizations, along with new platforms and features to consider. We will spend time working on establishing and managing your platforms; developing...

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Location:
Online
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Online module
Chains of Title
Chains of Title
Chains of Title
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Location:
Online
There are additional offerings of this course available.
Course
Finance Officer Certification Exams

Beginning in 2021, we will no longer be offering the certification exams in January. 

The North Carolina Government Finance Officers Association sponsors the NC Finance Officers' Certification Program. This program is designed to enhance the public finance profession in North Carolina.

To be eligible for...

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