Courses

Basic Principles of Local Government Purchasing

Live Zoom sessions are tentatively scheduled from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. during each day of the course. While the final class length may vary slightly, live sessions will not be held outside of these times.

This course is designed for new local government purchasing officials and covers basic principles and legal requirements for local...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies Workshop

The Environmental Finance Center's annual Water and Wastewater Finance Strategies workshop will provide utility practitioners with new skills and up-to-date information on pricing, infrastructure finance planning strategies, and funding resources.

February 15, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill,NC

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Community Development Academy

Community development practitioners will benefit from this intensive 6-day course, which is designed for community development practitioners and covers the concepts, methods, and strategies of community economic development. The course provides community development practitioners with significant perspectives and practical skills surrounding...

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Managing the Finance and Tax Offices

This course provides an overview of management and communication issues relevant to local government finance and tax offices. Participants will learn the skills and practices necessary to improve both their individual performance as managers and the effectiveness of their offices. Topics will include internal controls, employment law, public...

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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.

This course will be held via Zoom. Information for the Zoom meeting will be included in your...

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IAAO Workshop 158: Highest and Best Use

Highest and best use is a concept in real estate appraisal in which market value is achieved by the reasonable and probable legal land use that results in the highest value. Highest and best use is an essential step in the mass appraisal process and is necessary before market value estimates can be made. Local law may mandate preferential...

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Budgeting and Financial Basics for County Commissioners

As an elected official, you have a tremendous amount of responsibility for your county’s finances. While the budget is your primary tool for affecting policy and managing county operations, your responsibility goes beyond simply developing and...

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Intermediate Purchasing Seminar

Due to COVID-19 precautions and travel restrictions, this course will be held in an online format using Zoom. Virtual live sessions will be held on Monday, November 30 through Friday, December 4, 2020 each morning from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. This year's online version of the course will feature...

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Economic Recovery and Resiliency Post COVID-19

In support of local governments facing financial shortfalls, the Center for Public Leadership and Governance is offering 25% off the registration fee for this class. The discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

As attention shifts from the immediate health, community, and economic impacts of COVID-19 to longer-term recovery...

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Fiduciary Responsibilities for Local Elected Officials

This course will be offered online via Zoom from 10:00AM-12:00PM with a mid-morning break. You will receive the...

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IAAO Workshop 551: Valuation of Machinery and Equipment

This workshop is designed to provide a formal, systematic, comprehensive program of study for those who assess personal property, specifically machinery and equipment. The very nature of most personal property item provides a challenge in proper valuation – the diversity, mobility or adaptability, and the forces affecting value of...

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Capital Budgeting & Infrastructure for Elected Officials

One of your most important responsibilities as an elected leader is to provide for meeting the future capital needs of your municipality or county. Public investments for schools, parks, greenways, public safety centers, and water/sewer projects are costly and complex. They require thoughtful consideration and strategic financial planning. Not...

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IAAO 102: Income Approach to Valuation

The Income Approach to Valuation is designed to provide the students with an understanding and working knowledge of the procedures and techniques required to estimate the market value of vacant or improved properties by the income approach. The material covers real estate finance and investment, capitalization methods and techniques, analysis...

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Online module

Entering into Local Government Contracts

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IAAO 101: Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal

The Fundamentals of Real Property Appraisal is designed to provide the students with an understanding and working knowledge of the procedures and techniques required to estimate the market value of vacant and improved properties. This course concentrates on the skills necessary for estimating the market value of properties using two approaches...

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IAAO 332: Modeling Concepts

Course 332 - Modeling Concepts introduces and explains fundamentals of mass appraisal model building. Chapter 1 explains the role of models in mass appraisal and describes basic model structures and steps in model development. Chapter 2 covers exploratory data analysis, including descriptive statistics, charts and graphs, and spatial analyses....

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IAAO 400: Assessment Administration

Course 400 provides fundamental management concepts for management and supervisory personnel in the assessor’s office. The course begins by emphasizing the need for management, and the various roles placed on the assessor and all supervisory personnel. The course then introduces the four major management functions (planning, organizing,...