More Council Chief Execs take pay cuts
Updated: 2010-12-31 08:22:57
Where would Labour cut?
Updated: 2010-12-21 08:44:21Government Property, Private Leases, and Property Taxes
Updated: 2010-12-16 13:24:32Which of the following real property is exempt from local property taxes? A building owned by Blue Devil City and used as city police headquarters. A building owned by Blue Devil City that was previously used as city government office space but is now leased to a private law firm. A lot and building owned by the Carolina [...]Red Flags and Health Departments Revisited — Again
Updated: 2010-12-14 19:13:57On December 7, Congress gave final approval to the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. The bill is still awaiting the President’s signature, but his approval is expected. Meanwhile, various health care provider organizations have issued news releases proclaiming victory in the long battle to exempt health care providers from the federal Red Flags [...]Parking Enforcement: Civil Penalties, Infractions and Wheel Locks
Updated: 2010-12-13 16:23:38The contents of an envelope tucked under the windshield wiper of your car parked on a city street doesn’t seem as ominous as a citation hand-delivered through your driver’s side window by a law enforcement officer illuminated by the flashing blue lights of her police vehicle. But both may land you in district criminal court. That’s [...]Altering Local Elected Officials’ Compensation During the Fiscal Year
Updated: 2010-12-09 15:19:20Newly elected (or re-elected) local officials were sworn-in all over the state on Monday night. As the newly constituted boards settle in and prepare to govern, questions typically arise about the extent to which a board may alter its unit’s budget to reflect new priorities and policies (and, perhaps, new economic realities). As I detailed [...]Local Preferences in Public Contracting, Part 6
Updated: 2010-12-08 20:12:13This is the final post in a series on local preference policies. (Earlier posts can be found here, here, here, here, and here.) Once again, we find ourselves listening in on the Emerald City Council meeting where the Council is discussing local preference policies. The Council has just heard from Mr. Green Apple, a representative [...]