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Why did the School of Government adopt a new finance curriculum?

Finance is the cornerstone of most local government and public authority operations. Issues related to how a unit can, and should, raise, budget, manage, and expend public funds cut across multiple departments within a unit and affect many local government and public authority officials and employees, including elected officials, managers, finance officials, department heads, and others.

The new finance curriculum is anchored by a new flagship course—Introduction to Local Government Finance. This course provides a survey of the legal, strategic and practical requirements surrounding local government finance and financial management. The intended audience for this course is all local government officials and employees who manage, supervise, or oversee any aspect of local government finance.

In addition to the flagship course, the new curriculum offers more advanced courses in six different content areas. These courses delve into the nuances of specific local government finance topics. And, the courses typically are tailored to targeted participants, based on current or anticipated job responsibilities.

Finally, the new curriculum features periodic special topic courses on current or emerging issues in local government finance and financial management. The intended audiences for these courses vary depending on the topic and nature of the course.

Public Officials - Local and State Government Roles
Tax and Finance Officials
Topics - Local and State Government
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