The creation of a capital plan occurs long before the development of a capital budget. Get more involved and help recognize your government's capital needs today!
Finance officers have an opportunity to contribute valuable insight to all stages of capital plans and help insure capital project investments align with long-term service goals, objectives, and strategies. This book is divided into two sections. The first section of the book discusses considerations... Details
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This practical guide presents 12 key budget analysis tools and explains in clear language how to use them. Discussion covers both basic tools (such as decision tables and decision trees) and advanced tools (such as return on investment and cost-benefit analysis), and is well-illustrated with examples specific to local government budgeting. Brief descriptions and step-by-step procedures are provided for each tool. In addition, the book introduces four techniques for simplifying... Details
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Second Edition
The Government Finance Officers Association launched its most popular publications series 24 years ago when it issued An Elected Official's Guide to Government Finance. This second edition provides an overview of key financial management issues by topic, and includes references to new and updated GFOA policies and recommended practices. This book is divided into six general finance categories: Financial Policies,... Details
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Provides elected officials and others interested in the operations of public pension plans with an easy-to read primer on these plans, their benefits, investments and overall operations.
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Second Edition
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has published a revised second edition of its popular book An Elected Official's Guide: Investing to help public sector investors keep pace with the many regulatory, technological, and other changes they have faced in the last decade. Using the series' proven question-and-answer format, this guide covers key aspects of developing an investment policy, relationships with banks and... Details
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The GFOA has compiled key data from thousands
of 1995-2013 fiscal year end financial reports
issued by U.S. municipalities, counties, and
school districts, and has released the information
in spreadsheet form on CD as the updated
Financial Indicators Database.
The Financial Indicators Database includes
certain information for governmental funds for
all years available. Beginning with 2003, it began
to include certain information for enterprise
funds (when... Details
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The GFOA has compiled key data from thousands
of 1995-2013 fiscal year end financial reports
issued by U.S. municipalities, counties, and
school districts, and has released the information
in spreadsheet form on CD as the updated
Financial Indicators Database.
The Financial Indicators Database includes
certain information for governmental funds for
all years available. Beginning with 2003, it began
to include certain information for enterprise
funds (when... Details
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The GFOA has compiled key data from thousands
of 1995-2013 fiscal year end financial reports
issued by U.S. municipalities, counties, and
school districts, and has released the information
in spreadsheet form on CD as the updated
Financial Indicators Database.
The Financial Indicators Database includes
certain information for governmental funds for
all years available. Beginning with 2003, it began
to include certain information for enterprise
funds (when... Details
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The GFOA has compiled key data from thousands
of 1995-2013 fiscal year end financial reports
issued by U.S. municipalities, counties, and
school districts, and has released the information
in spreadsheet form on CD as the updated
Financial Indicators Database.
The Financial Indicators Database includes
certain information for governmental funds for
all years available. Beginning with 2003, it began
to include certain information for enterprise
funds (when... Details
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Financial Policies
Financial policies are used by a governing board and executive management to set the
baseline standards for how the organization will be managed financially. Financial Policies
is a GFOA publication that provides guidance on developing and implementing financial
policies. The book takes a new look at traditional policies such as those for general fund
reserves, debt, and revenues. It also... Details
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Second Edition
Government investors depend on broker-dealers for a number of services. How has technology transformed the broker-dealer industry and the services that broker-dealers offer? How has industry regulation evolved? What does this mean for conducting due diligence on broker-dealers and how the industry is monitored?
Learn answers to these questions and more in the Government Finance Officers Association's (GFOA) An... Details
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