Courses

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....

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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

There are additional offerings of this course available.

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 emaled...

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IAAO 311: Real Property Modeling Concepts

The Real Property Modeling Concepts course presents a detailed study of the mass appraisal process as applied to residential and income-producing properties. Topics covered include a comparison of single-property appraisal and mass appraisal, the major steps in the mass appraisal process, data requirements, market analysis, use of sales ratio...

March 14, 2022

UNC School of Government
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

LELA 201: Capital Budgeting & Infrastructure for Elected Officials

One of your most important responsibilities as an elected leader is to provide for the future capital needs of your communities. Public investments for schools, water and sewer infrastructure, public safety centers and other needs are costly and complex. This program explores the various models of debt financing, and the values of collaboration...

March 22, 2022

Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center
Pittsboro,NC

This course is also avaliable online.

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LELA 101: Fiduciary Responsibilities of Local Elected Officials

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 fiduciary responsibilities is one of their most...

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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...

June 1, 2022

The Friday Conference Center at UNC
Chapel Hill, NC

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Budgeting and Financial Basics for Local Elected Officials

The adoption of the annual budget is one of the most important activities undertaken by a municipal council. The budget serves as the council's primary opportunity to establish priorities and as a tool for planning services and programs, and properly managing finances. This half-day course is designed to go beyond the strategic aspects and...

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IAAO 501: Personal Property Auditing - Basic to Advanced

This course provides a foundation for understanding basic financial records, specifically related to fixed assets.The balance sheet, depreciation schedule, and income statement will be described and discussed in much detail. Emphasis will be placed on the pertinent data relevant to the personal property appraiser. In addition, the course...

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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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Budgeting in Local Government

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. Due to continuing...

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North Carolina School of Assessment and Property Taxation

Loin us annually in October for the North Carolina School of Assessment and Property Tax. The UNC School of Government will host a menu of sessions (or choices) for assessors, collectors, and appraisers. All sessions will be held via Zoom. See below for a list of session descriptions:

NCSAPT: IAAO 500: Assessment of Personal...

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IAAO 112: Income Approach to Valuation II

This course is an intermediate level course designed for the practicing appraiser and builds on IAAO Course 102 training. Although completion of IAAO 102, an understanding of the income approach, and practical experience with income capitalization are recommended, they are not required to register. Please reach out to Kirk Boone to discuss...

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IAAO 300: Fundamentals of Mass Appraisal

This course provides an introduction to mass appraisal and is a prerequisite for the 300 series of courses offered by the IAAO. Topics covered include single-property appraisal versus mass appraisal, components of a mass appraisal system, data requirements and analysis, introduction to statistics, use of assessment ratio studies in mass...

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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...

There are additional offerings of this course available.

There are additional offerings of this course available.

Strategic Public Leadership: Measure Your Impact, Communicate Your Success

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 if you register before December 31, 2020. The discount will automatically be applied at checkout.

This course is offered in...

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IAAO 500: Assessment of Personal Property

The Assessment of Personal Property is designed to provide the students with an understanding and working knowledge of the procedures and techniques required to assess personal property. This course concentrates on the skills necessary for listing, appraising and assessing the market value of properties using the three approaches to value: the...