Caldwell County did pay out some hazard pay. We limited it... moreCaldwell County did pay out some hazard pay. We limited it to people who were we felt were at higher risk of being exposed to the virus in the course of doing their jobs. This included front line medical staff at EMS and the Health department and a few others.
I would like to know who has paid hazard pay for COVID19 and wha... moreI would like to know who has paid hazard pay for COVID19 and what departments you paid?
Good afternoon! I have attached the Audit Committee by-law... moreGood afternoon! I have attached the Audit Committee by-laws, Audit Committee Charter and the most recent resolution from our Board of Commissioners regarding the Audit Committee for Buncombe County. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me. Kelly Houston (Kelly.Houston@buncombecounty.org)1-Current Audit Committee Charter 12.4.182 - Audit Cte Update Resolution4 - Audit Cte Bylaws 9.17.17
Good Afternoon! I am not sure if we have been booking an a... moreGood Afternoon! I am not sure if we have been booking an adjustment correctly in the past and need some of your expertise. For those of you that have an outside company such as EMS Management do your EMS billings and collections, could you please tell me with how you handle your year-end adjustments to your receivable account and allowance for doubtful accounts, particularly what account do you off-set to do these adjustments/entries. We book our revenue as it comes in, not as a deferred revenue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can also be reached by phone at (252)559-6463 if anyone has questions on my inquiry.Thanks, Michelle Langston less
Good Afternoon,Is anyone with an audit committee willing to shar... moreGood Afternoon,Is anyone with an audit committee willing to share their bylaws, policies, or procedures. We are considering installing such a committee, and are looking to see how others are operating.Thanks in advance for any assistance.Anthony
The City of Salisbury is currently in the process of implementin... moreThe City of Salisbury is currently in the process of implementing the billing module. We are scheduled to go live Feb 1, 2021 but are waiting on our financials to go live Jan 4, 2021 first. Our implementation has been difficult to say the least.Shannon Moore
When I worked in K-12 we had Oracle Financials. I understa... moreWhen I worked in K-12 we had Oracle Financials. I understand that the budget and accounting staff liked it fine but its payroll module was not suited for our work and it made things very bad for us. While that's not directly Oracle's fault, what is their fault was that they designed it to cary the tax and direct deposit settings for employees on the assignment rather than the employee. That means that when an employee changed assignments you had to re-key all of that information and start the prenote process over again. We had a custom utility written to transfer that information over and it worked probably 99% of the time, but when you have 21,000 active employees, many of whom are changing assignments (which also means budgetary costing -- a change the employee wouldn't even know about), that's a lot of failures, and a lot of angry employees who had excessive taxes withheld that period -- and received a paper check to boot!Having said that, we're in the process of converting to Oracle C... less
Paige,We currently use ICS (the original Harris Product) and are... morePaige,We currently use ICS (the original Harris Product) and are looking at moving to CSI Smart Fusion, have you had a good or bad experience with Smart Fusion? I know that anything will be better than what we currently have. I look forward to hearing what you find out. We are looking at Edmunds, Southern Software, CSI Smart Fusion, and Incode by Tyler. Jim RobertsDunn
Good Morning,We are in the process of reseraching new county sof... moreGood Morning,We are in the process of reseraching new county software for FY 21-22 and would appreciate any feedback on the softwares your county/town is currently using. We are researching the following softwares thus far. OracleEdmundsSouthern SoftwareKeystoneCSI (Smart Fusion) - this is what we currently haveThanks in advance!Paige
Good afternoon,Our IT staff alerted us to a widespread security ... moreGood afternoon,Our IT staff alerted us to a widespread security incident with Tyler Tech this afternoon. It appears to be a ransomware attack. We are a hosted site and have not noticed any issues to this point but we did cut our connection to Munis when we became aware of the problems. Do any other Munis clients have more information to share? Has anyone been directly impacted at this point?Thanks,David
The City has three pieces of property with houses on them and we... moreThe City has three pieces of property with houses on them and we want to sell the houses to be moved. Does the City council need to declare them surplus first? Are these to be sold by upset bid process like land? Has anyone done this process lately?
Hi,I am looking for a sample all inclusive Request for Proposal ... moreHi,I am looking for a sample all inclusive Request for Proposal for Software-Financial, Payroll/HR, and Utility Billing/Cash Collections. Please share if you have one. Thanks, Tammie McMichael, City of Eden
Hello!The Town of Manteo has a position open for an accountant. ... moreHello!The Town of Manteo has a position open for an accountant. Does anyone have any job descritions for either Accountant, Accountant I, or Accountant II they could share? We are also looking for sample job ads and skills tests (with answers).Thank you,Casey
The League’s latest Revenue Report – covering state-... moreThe League’s latest Revenue Report – covering state-collected local taxes for the fourth quarter of FY19-20 – is available now on the League’s website. As always, you can access all of the League’s revenue-related documents on this web page. Both an interactive and a PDF version of the report are available there.
This report analyzes revenues from the months most severely impacted by the global pandemic. Even with a strong month of local sales tax revenue for sales in the month of June, sales tax revenues decreased from the 4th quarter of FY18-19, and overall growth for the fiscal year was about half what it had been through three quarters of the current fiscal year. Utility tax revenue also declined across the board to varying degrees, during a time when many utilities and private companies – either voluntarily or under executive order – eliminated penalties for late payment and promised not to disconnect service in the event of nonpayment. We do our best in the report ... less
BUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Registration for Budgeting in... moreBUDGETING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Registration for Budgeting in Local Government is now open. This four-day course—taught by School faculty members, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners staff, and experienced local government officials—will cover the legal and management framework of budget preparation and enactment in North Carolina local government. Due to concerns regarding COVID-19, the program will be offered online via Zoom from November 10-13, 2020.
The course will have a Sakai site that will open up two weeks before the course begins. Participants will be expected to view pre-recorded lectures and complete exercises in the week before the course. The live program will also feature exercises, Q&A sessions, and discussions surrounding the numerous processes and techniques used to produce an annual operating budget and capital budget.
Other topics discussed will include:
Local Government Fiscal and Control Act
Tax Efficiency & Equity
Economic Development
Revenue ... less
We are switching to Tyler Munis Software and I was wondering if ... moreWe are switching to Tyler Munis Software and I was wondering if anyone that uses the billing module could comment on how it has worked and if there were any problems with it and implementationRobert S.COM
Working Together: Counties, School Boards, and Local Funding for... moreWorking Together: Counties, School Boards, and Local Funding for Public Schools
When: November 10, 2020
Timing: 9am-4pm
Cost: $175
Where: Online course via Zoom
Description: This one-day course provides an overview of the governance and funding structures of public schools in North Carolina. It focuses particularly on the relationship between counties and local school administrative units. Through a series of lectures and interactive exercises, participants will learn about the legal roles and responsibilities of counties for schools and the school budgeting and expenditure processes. As a group, we will identify common issues and brainstorm ways to better address them. The course is appropriate ... less
Good afternoon,Can anyone give me some guidance on how the salar... moreGood afternoon,Can anyone give me some guidance on how the salary table is created for their county? I began as Finance Officer on June 1 (though I have been with the county for 15 years). I have been told that the salary table is a duty of mine. Any help would be appreciated.
For those of you that receive Powell Bill funds and were incorpo... moreFor those of you that receive Powell Bill funds and were incorporated after 2000, I know you have to appropriate funds for street maintenance (or construction) each year in order to receive the funds, but are you required to spend those funds in the budget year appropriated? Can they be returned to the general fund, or moved to a capital reserve fund if no maintenance is done in that year?
We receive these all the time and the above Budget Amendment des... moreWe receive these all the time and the above Budget Amendment description is exactly how I would handle the donation.
