School of Government Content tagged with "Elected Officials"

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Blog post: Incorporation by Reference of Maps and Outside Materials in Local Development Regulations

Monday, May 5, 2014 - 2:47pm

Blog post: Quorum Calculations: The Impact of Vacancies and Members Who Don’t Vote

Friday, May 2, 2014 - 2:26pm

Blog post: Keep Your Distance: Requirements to Keep Certain Land Uses Apart

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:25pm

Bulletin: Judicial Doctrines that Differentiate between Local Governments and Private Persons or Entities

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Report: 2014 Community Survey Findings Report Submitted to the Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Thursday, May 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: Is a Quorum Necessary for a Public Hearing?

Friday, April 25, 2014 - 9:21am

Book: Alternative Service Delivery: Readiness Check

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 12:00am

Webinar: Open Meetings Law: Overview Webinar

Sunday, April 13, 2014 - 8:00pm

Blog post: Anonymous Tips: Can They Really Be Anonymous? [Revised]

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 12:00pm

Blog post: Can a Property Owner Be Cited for a Zoning Violation by a Tenant?

Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 1:56pm

Course material: Open Meetings Law: Overview (PDF of Powerpoint Slides)

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Open Meetings and Other Legal Requirements for Local Government Boards

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Can the Board Take Action in a Workshop Meeting?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Remote Participation in Meetings

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Board Members at Candidate Forums: Does the Open Meetings Law Apply?

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: You’ve Consolidated. Do You Know Who Your Local Health Director Is?

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 2:08pm

Book: How Are We Doing? Evaluating Manager and Board Performance

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: Quick-Reference Guide for Closed Sessions

Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:49am

Blog post: Running for Office: The Hatch Act is Nearly Dead

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 1:48pm

Blog post: Do Election Laws Affect Voter Turnout?

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 2:42pm

Blog post: Databases Under the Public Records Law

Monday, March 3, 2014 - 11:44am

Bulletin: State Government Ethics and lobbying Laws: What Does and Does Not Apply to Local Government: Revised through 2013

Saturday, March 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: What Is Necessary to Adopt a Code of Ordinances and Why Does It Matter?

Monday, February 24, 2014 - 4:59pm

Blog post: Canceling Meetings and Hearings Because of Inclement Weather

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 3:02pm

Blog post: Help! There’s a Lawyer on my Board!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 10:31am

Blog post: Approving Minutes of Meetings You Didn’t Attend

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 - 5:09pm

Bulletin: Would You Like a Receipt with That? An Information-Sharing Tool for Enhancing Citizen Engagement

Saturday, February 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: Mandated Notices in Land Development Regulations

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 11:46am

Blog post: What You Need to Know about Driveway Permits and Road Access: Part I

Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 11:27am

Blog post: Who We Vote For in North Carolina

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 5:26pm

Course material: Drinking from the Fire Hose: Using Information for Decision-Making

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Social Media in the Public Eye: Threats and Opportunities

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Emails, Phone Calls, and Drop-ins: Tips for Managing Constituent Requests

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: What's Different about the Short Session?: A Conversation with Legslative Staff

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: The Short Session and the Long Campaign: Ethics for All Seasons

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Reflections on the Long Session: The Good, the Bad, and the ...

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Course material: Agenda: Follow-Up Program: State Legislators' New Member Orientation, January 27, 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Report: Understanding North Carolina’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment Allowing Non-Jury Felony Trials

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Tool: Georgia Water and Wastewater Rates Dashboard

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 12:00am

Blog post: Is the Dog Really “Potentially Dangerous?”

Friday, December 20, 2013 - 12:12pm

Blog post: Giving and Receiving Gifts

Monday, December 16, 2013 - 12:02pm

Blog post: Who Doesn’t Have a Voter ID?

Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:45pm

Blog post: The Who, What, and When of Appeals TO the Board of Adjustment

Monday, November 25, 2013 - 11:38am

Blog post: Who May Attend a Closed Session?

Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 1:33pm

Blog post: Do Mayors Have a Duty to Vote?

Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 7:32pm

Blog post: Board Members at Candidate Forums: Does the Open Meetings Law Apply?

Friday, October 25, 2013 - 4:08pm

Blog post: A Possible Unexpected Result of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 3:02pm

Blog post: The N.C. Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 and Local Environmental Health Programs

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 8:37am

Blog post: College Student Voting in Light of 2013 Elections Legislation

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 9:00am

Blog post: Health Reform: Role of County Human Services Agencies in Enrollment

Monday, September 30, 2013 - 3:57pm

Blog post: Preempted? Let Me Count The Ways.

Monday, September 30, 2013 - 2:19pm

Blog post: Historic Preservation Commission Basics

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 9:04am

Book: Handbook for North Carolina Mayors and Council Members

Monday, September 16, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Sidewalk Dining: Some Questions and Answers

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 3:50pm

Blog post: Removing an Elected Official by Amotion: Judge Says It Can Be Done

Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 10:08am

Blog post: 2013–A Year of Election Law Changes

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 3:34pm

Blog post: Remote Participation in Meetings

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 2:58pm

Book: State of North Carolina Extradition Manual, Third Edition, 2013

Thursday, August 8, 2013 - 12:00am

Bulletin: Remote Participation in Local Government Board Meetings

Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Planning Board Basics (Old)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 1:34pm

Blog post: Road Trips Raise the Darndest Questions

Friday, July 19, 2013 - 10:33am

Blog post: It’s All Relative

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 3:39pm

Blog post: Can the Board Take Action in a Workshop Meeting?

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 1:05pm

Blog post: Voting Rights Act Preclearance is Dead: Practical Considerations

Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 4:04pm

Blog post: New Ethics Requirements for Local Transportation Planning Organizations

Friday, June 28, 2013 - 1:25pm

Blog post: The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 7:19am

Blog post: Court of Appeals Takes Expansive View of the Police Power

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 2:19pm

Blog post: What is a County Advisory Committee on Health and Who Has to Have One?

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 7:04am

Blog post: Understanding the Voting Rights Act

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 4:00pm

Blog post: Are Mug Shots Public Records?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:31am

Blog post: Bigelow v. Town of Chapel Hill: When May State Constitutional Claims Against Local Governments Be Dismissed?

Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:02pm

Blog post: Who Can Request Public Records?

Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:40am

Book: Local Government Budgeting: A Guide for North Carolina Elected Officials

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Charging for Copies of Public Records

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 8:20pm

Blog post: An Update on Recent Changes for Local Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 4:28pm

Blog post: Text Messages as Public Records

Monday, April 22, 2013 - 12:28pm

Blog post: Who Controls the Agenda?

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 5:03pm

Blog post: Denying the Manager a New Contract in Closed Session

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 3:53pm

Report: Town of Matthews, North Carolina: 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey: Analytical Report

Monday, April 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Can I See What’s in My Personnel File?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 4:26pm

Blog post: Now Therefore, Be It Resolved…

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 7:48pm

Blog post: How to Fill a Vacancy on an Elected Board

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 2:36pm

Blog post: Animal Control: Who is Responsible?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 1:28pm

Blog post: Smoking Law Update: N.C. Court of Appeals Clarifies the Private Club Exemption

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 3:27pm

Blog post: Criticizing Public Employees in Public

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 3:58pm

Bulletin: HUB Participation in Building Construction Contracting by N.C. Local Governments: Statutory Requirements and Constitutional Limitations

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Unexcused Absences

Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 4:49pm

Report: Evaluation of Driver Education Teaching Mode in North Carolina: Final Report

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 12:00am

Blog post: Can the Board Go Into a Closed Session to Deliberate a Quasi-Judicial Decision?

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 3:28pm

Report: Evaluation of the 2012 North Carolina Super Summer Meals Pilot

Monday, January 7, 2013 - 12:00am

Bulletin: Sticks, Stones, and Cyberspace: On Cyberbullying and the Limits of Student Speech

Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: New Hanover County Citizen Survey Report, Conducted November & December 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Consolidated Human Services Agencies and the NC Local Health Department Accreditation Program

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 6:34am

Blog post: Are Security Videos Public Records?

Friday, November 16, 2012 - 9:56am

Blog post: Animal Control: Recovering Sheltering Costs Under G.S. 19A-70

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - 9:26am

Blog post: Is North Carolina a Dillon’s Rule State?

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 12:26pm

Blog post: How Should Local Health Departments Respond to Requests for Medical Records for the Deferred Action Immigration Program?

Friday, October 19, 2012 - 7:55am

Blog post: Confidentiality of Applicants’ Names

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 - 5:15pm

Report: 2012 Community Survey: Final Report, Conducted for the Village of Pinehurst

Monday, October 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Local Transportation Planning Groups Now Covered under the State Ethics Act – What Does This Mean For Them?

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 2:07pm

Book: The Property Tax in North Carolina

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Recent Developments in Organization and Governance of Local Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 4:39pm

Blog post: North Carolina’s Voter Identification Requirements

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 9:00am

Blog post: State-County Special Assistance Program – What Might the Future Hold?

Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:22am

Report: Town of Duck Ten-Year Vision and Goals Survey: Summary Report, August 28, 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: What is the Territorial Jurisdiction of a Board of Health Rule Regulating Smoking?

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 12:20pm

Blog post: Organization and Governance of Social Services: New Options for Counties

Friday, August 10, 2012 - 10:06am

Blog post: Ethics and Employee Email

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 2:51pm

Course material: Slides

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Public Records in North Carolina

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Attorney-Client Communications (PDF of Powerpoint Slides)

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: Public Records Law Blog Posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Closed Session Minutes and General Accounts Under the Public Records Law

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 4:39pm

Blog post: General Assembly Changes County Requirements for Appointing LME Boards

Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 12:24pm

Bulletin: Are There Limits on the Size of Penalties to Enforce Local Government Ordinances?

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: Town of Cary 2012 Biennial Citizen Survey: Focus Group Report

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: Town of Cary 2012 Biennial Citizen Survey Report

Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Two Implications of the Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision for North Carolina

Friday, June 29, 2012 - 12:40pm

Blog post: Changes in Store for Public Guardians?

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - 4:42pm

Blog post: County Commissioners and Local Boards of Health: What Would Pending Legislation Allow, and What Would it Mean?

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 2:59pm

Legal summary: Legislative Updates 2011-2012

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Summary of H 438, Second Edition

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: Summary of H 433, Sixth Edition

Friday, June 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Consolidated Human Services Agencies

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 3:34pm

Blog post: I Hereby Resign! Wait! I Changed My Mind!

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 4:33pm

Blog post: Can a Group Home be Zoned Out of the Neighborhood?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 4:00pm

Blog post: North Carolina’s Four (Yes, Four) Political Parties

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 11:25am

Legal summary: Bateman v. Perdue: Implications for Gun Restrictions During a State of Emergency

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Outsourcing Local Government Communications: Implications of the Federal Stored Communications Act

Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 6:41pm

Blog post: A Road Trip, a Parking Lot Conversation, and a Site Visit: Are These Illegal Meetings?

Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 5:30pm

Blog post: Boards of Social Services and Fraud Investigations

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 4:11pm

Book: Local Government in North Carolina, Fourth Edition, 2012

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Course material: A Road Trip, a Parking Lot Conversation, and a Site Visit: Are These Illegal Meetings?

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Dealing With Massive Public Records Requests

Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:15pm

Blog post: Query That! Public Records Requirements Regarding Database Queries

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 3:22pm

Blog post: Form, Format, and Medium: How Must Electronic Records Be Provided?

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 3:25pm

Blog post: Limited Room for Referendums in North Carolina

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 3:33pm

Blog post: Did the Legislature Redistrict in the Wrong Year? A Footnote

Monday, March 5, 2012 - 4:42pm

Blog post: Draft Records Under the Public Records Law

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 6:03pm

Blog post: Can I Be Heard? Who Gets to Speak at a Hearing on a Quasi-judicial Matter?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 4:23pm

Blog post: North Carolina’s Presidential Primary

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 3:56pm

Report: 2011 City of Durham Resident Survey: Final Report

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Blog post: Did the Legislature Redistrict in the Wrong Year?

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 9:37am

Blog post: Board Member Financial Interest: Mapping the Points on the Continuum

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 4:30pm

Blog post: Canceling and Rescheduling Meetings

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 7:55am

Blog post: North Carolina in the Electoral College

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 4:32pm

Tool: Budget Simulation

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Legal summary: 2012 Emergency Management Legislative Summary

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: North Carolina in Transition: Demographic Shifts During the First Decade of the New Millennium

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: Town of Duck Ten-Year Vision and Goals Survey: Summary Report

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: Town of Mooresville, NC: 2012 Benchmark Report

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: Town of Mooresville, NC: 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Report: CH2M Hill and Town of Cary 2011 Water Resources and Water Conservation Survey Report

Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Bulletin: Third-Party Beneficiaries of Contracts Entered into by Local Governments

Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Open Meetings and the Public’s Right to Speak

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 4:52pm

Blog post: Texting While Meeting: Is it Illegal for Local Government Officials?

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 3:37pm

Blog post: The Screwy City Election Schedule

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 4:47pm

Course material: Open Meetings and the Public’s Right to Speak

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Reporting Patient Injuries to Law Enforcement: It’s Not Just Gunshot Wounds

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 1:45pm

Blog post: Signs of the Times: The Regulation of Political Signs

Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 4:02pm

Blog post: Court Does Not Have Authority to Grant Public Access to Personnel Records

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 2:57pm

Blog post: Are Cell Phone Bills Public Records?

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 12:04pm

Book: Getting the Right Fit: The Governing Board’s Role in Hiring a Manager

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Cleaning Up the Voter Rolls

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 4:54pm

Blog post: Metadata, E-Discovery, and E-Public Records in North Carolina

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 10:02am

Blog post: Moving a County Courthouse – Moving a County Seat – One In The Same?

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 11:30am

Blog post: 911 Calls and Protecting the Natural Voice – Mandatory or Optional?

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 10:14am

Blog post: Public Records Law and the Tax Office

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 1:59pm

Blog post: Does the Board Have to Approve This?

Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 11:31am

Blog post: County Commissioners’ Control Over Local Board of Elections’ Employees

Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 4:25pm

Blog post: NC Court of Appeals Upholds Application of State Smoking Ban to For-Profit Private Clubs

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 4:46pm

Blog post: Legislation Affecting Environmental Health Programs

Monday, July 18, 2011 - 7:22am

Blog post: Candidates and Conflicts of Interest – What Happens If You Win?

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 8:11pm

Blog post: Email Subscriber Lists: A New Exception to the Public Records Law

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 - 1:07pm

Bulletin: 2011 Changes in the Laws and Regulations Regarding Satisfactions, Recording Fees, Format Requirements, Electronic Plats, Military Discharge Access, and Indexing

Friday, July 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Organizational Options for Local Public Health Agencies in North Carolina, Part 2: Proposed Legislation

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 1:57pm

Blog post: Organizational Options for Local Public Health Agencies in North Carolina, Part 1: Current Law

Monday, June 27, 2011 - 11:55am

Blog post: Mowing the Grassy Strip

Monday, June 20, 2011 - 10:18am

Blog post: Ask, Don’t Compel: Local Government Authority to Establish Rules For Public Records Requests

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 11:30am

Blog post: Provisional Voting in North Carolina

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 4:44pm

Blog post: When Do Government Transparency Laws Apply to Private Entities?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 12:40pm

Bulletin: Creating Effective Citizen Participation in Local Government Budgeting: Practical Tips and Examples for Elected Officials

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Course material: North Carolina Public Records and Open Meetings Law Requirements

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Course material: When Do Government Transparency Laws Apply to Private Entities?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Redistricting by the General Assembly: Five Legal Considerations

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 11:53am

Bulletin: County Funding for Fire Services in North Carolina

Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Report: The Guilford Strategic Alliance: Pursuing and Maximizing Our Potential, Developing Our Road Map: Community Survey Results

Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: State Ethics and Lobbying Laws – When Do They Apply to Local Government Lobbying?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:06am

Blog post: The Whole Enchilada: NC Court of Appeals Rules on Access Requirements Under the Open Meetings Law

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 2:45pm

Blog post: Spending Local Government Tax Money to Influence State Legislation

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 4:05pm

Blog post: Taking (Personal) Advantage of Public Contracts

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 4:07pm

Book: Public Outreach and Participation

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - 12:00am

Article: Citizens Academies: A Tool for Increasing Civic Engagement

Monday, March 7, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Repealing a City Charter

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 12:53pm

Blog post: Normal Pattern: Census, Redistricting, Lawsuits

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 5:01pm

Bulletin: Recovery - It's Happening but Difficulties Remain

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Blog post: Is Metadata a Public Record? An Analysis Under Federal FOIA

Friday, February 18, 2011 - 12:23pm

Blog post: Records About Employment Actions: Clarifying What Is and Isn’t Public

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:02pm

Blog post: Filling a Vacancy on the Town Council

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 12:49pm

Book: Ethics, Conflicts, and Offices: A Guide for Local Officials, Second Edition

Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 12:00am

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