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| Course | Brief Description | When Offered |
| Budgeting in Local Government | This course introduces the policies, procedures, and techniques used in local government to produce an annual operating budget and a capital improvement program, as well as how strategic planning improves the budgeting process. | Every Fall |
| Municipal and County Administration | This course is designed for city and county managers, department heads, and other city or county officials whose responsibilities require an understanding of functions beyond individual areas of specialization. It will also review how numerous departments and activities within the local government contribute to the achievement of the local government’s mission. | Every Fall – Spring (seven four-day sessions) |
| Public Executive Leadership Academy | The Public Executive Leadership Academy provides city and county managers, their assistants, and key department heads the opportunity to learn more about themselves as leaders and to gain skills to lead and manage change in their communities. | Every Summer |
| Essentials of Municipal Government | After the November elections, the School of Government and the North Carolina League of Municipalities jointly hold a two-day conference for city government in five locations across the state. This conference includes the Budgetopolis simulation. | Every Winter |
| Essentials of County Government | After the November elections, the School of Government and the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners jointly hold a two-day orientation to county government in four locations across the state. This conferences includes the Bottom Line! simulation. | Every Other Winter |
| Local Government Federal Credit Union Fellows Program | This intensive two-week program is designed to develop leadership skills for local government professionals. Participants graduate from this program with a deeper understanding of their individual leadership strengths, skills for improving their organizations, and a renewed passion for public service. | Every Summer, Fall, and Winter (three cohorts per year) |
| Basic Principles of Local Government Purchasing | This four-day course is designed for new local government purchasing officials and covers basic principles and legal requirements for local government purchasing, as well as how to manage change in a local government setting. | Every Spring |
Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles
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