Buncombe County has been receiving payments from online reservat... moreBuncombe County has been receiving payments from online reservation sites like Travelocity, Orbit, etc for a few years. We report them as sales in a category called Online Travel Companies.Airbnb also remits to us as just one establishment. They do not provide any property addresses and we have let our establishments know that if/when they are audited, it is up to them to provide us with the reports from Airbnb showing that their taxes were included in their remittance. I have had some luck getting in touch with their tax area by calling 855-424-7262. less
Thanks to those of you who joined us this morning for our webina... moreThanks to those of you who joined us this morning for our webinar on the Uniform Guidance procurement requirements. As promised, resources are available on our SOG local government purchasing website under "Tools" -> "Federal Procurement Requirements" On this website you will find sample procurement and conflicts of interest/gift policies, summaries of Uniform Guidance procurement requirements, boilerplate contract provision information, other sample forms, and a copy of our webinar slides. If you develop any forms, checklists, or other resources that you'd like to share, please send them to me. Thanks! Norma less
Cathy,According to the Treasurer's office, letters with each emp... moreCathy,According to the Treasurer's office, letters with each employer's official contribution rate for FY18-19 should be mailed this week. The LGERS Board previously voted this year to continue the Employer Contribution Rate Stabilization Policy, which called for a 25 basis point (0.25 percent) increase in the employer contribution rate for next year.So, while you should receive official word later this week or early next week, in general if you add 0.25 percent to your employer contribution rate for FY17-18, that should equal your contribution rate for FY18-19..If you have any questions please let me know.Thanks,Chris less
Good afternoon,Some of you have participated in the past in the ... moreGood afternoon,Some of you have participated in the past in the League's annual Town Hall Day gathering in Raleigh. In lieu of Town Hall Day this year, the League is excited to debut its first-ever Town and State Dinner during the 2018 Legislative Short Session. This exclusive event is designed to join municipal officials with their local legislators for an upscale dinner and networking in Raleigh.If you are interested in participating in this event, or would like to encourage your elected officials to do so, more information and additional links are below. If you do register, please invite your local legislative delegation as well, compliments of the League.Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Town & State Dinner
May 29, 2018 | 5:30 pm
Raleigh Convention Center (500 s. Salisbury St., Raleigh)
Registration is Open Online
T&S Dinner Handout - email less
Mimi, did you get the address from Airbnb. I was also trying to ... moreMimi, did you get the address from Airbnb. I was also trying to get this information and I was never able to talk to a person.
We've received from Airbnb. My problem was it didn't give ... moreWe've received from Airbnb. My problem was it didn't give an address and I had to make sure it was in the city limits! Getting a hold of an actual person was a job. Mimi GaitherTown of ShallotteFinance Director / Asst Town Administratormgaither@atmc.netmgaither@townofshallote.org910-754-4032
Hi Michelle,We have not received any occupancy tax reports from ... moreHi Michelle,We have not received any occupancy tax reports from hotels.com or travelocity.com, but for a couple of years now we've been receiving them from AirBnB, mailed from California.Laura JensenAssistant Finance Director/ Budget ManagerPerson County Finance Office304 S. Morgan St., Rm. 219Roxboro, NC 27573ljensen@personcounty.net(P) 336-597-1726 Ext. 5
Good afternoon,We have recently received occupancy tax from busi... moreGood afternoon,We have recently received occupancy tax from businesses like hotel.com and travelocity.com. The reports and payments came from a centralized office in Washington state. This month is the first time we have received anything like this. Is anyone aware of a change in law, or have you received similiar payments from online hotels/motels?I appreciate any help you can offer. Have a great week!Michelle Baker HolmanCollections/Revenue ManagerCity of Statesville
Good afternoon,For anyone who has transferred from an financial/... moreGood afternoon,For anyone who has transferred from an financial/tax/utility billing system to Edmunds, could you please share your thoughts? We want to have a single ERP system so we are considering switching to Edmunds because they have a single program for all departments we are trying to automate or join into a single system.You can respond to me directly if you wish shumphries@camdencountync.govThanks!!
Our requirement is in our personnel policy. Direct de... moreOur requirement is in our personnel policy. Direct deposit of employee’s pay is mandatory for all employees. Employees have the option ofdepositing pay into either a checking or savings account. Employees will receive a nonnegotiablepay stub each pay period. If a scheduled payroll date falls on a City holiday, staff willendeavor to distribute pay stubs on the workday next preceeding the holiday.
Does anyone have a resolution to use direct deposit for payroll?... moreDoes anyone have a resolution to use direct deposit for payroll? Please email direct or post to listserve.Elizabeth Sweeneyboguetown@bizec.rr.com
All:I am reaching out to smaller municipalities that have Utilit... moreAll:I am reaching out to smaller municipalities that have Utility Enterprise Funds (Electric/Water Sewer/Solid Waste) Does your General Fund charge a Management Fee to the Enterprise Utility Funds for a percentage of Operations? If so, please share your method of calculation. Thank you!
All:I am reaching out to small cities/towns that have enterprise... moreAll:I am reaching out to small cities/towns that have enterprise utilities (electric/water sewer/solid waste) - does your municipality's General Fund charge a Management Fee to these Enterprise Utility Funds for a percentage of operational costs? If so, please share your method of calculation. Thank you!
One other thing to think about, if they are not your employees a... moreOne other thing to think about, if they are not your employees and are hurt on the job, their workman's comp is based on the salary they make with the school system, not as a town/city officer, which will probably be lower as you mentioned they are not doing it full time. We do let our off duty people do contract jobs, but it is all run through the Town, so they are Town employees. Good Luck!Mimi GaitherTown of Shallotte
The Town of Wake Forest has officers who are SROs. However, in o... moreThe Town of Wake Forest has officers who are SROs. However, in our case the officer is an employee of the town and as such they are paid via the town’s payroll. We receive an annual payment from the county to account for their portion of these salaries (as an offset). In addition, we have other officers who do actual off duty work, which also is ran through the town’s payroll and then invoiced to the various “vendors”. The Police Department has a standard agreement with them that includes the base rate of pay, vehicle usage fee and an administrative fee.Antwan MorrisonTown of Wake Forest less
We don't have any retired officers so I'm not an expert on the s... moreWe don't have any retired officers so I'm not an expert on the separation allowance, but I think it uses final base salary and doesn't include overtime, vacation, etc. so I wouldn't think these occasional outside jobs, "other pay", would significantly impact anything because they are not part of the base salary. We actually included a new position in our budget for 18-19. The position is an SRO for the only school in our city limits. This officer will be at the school during the school year and then available for other service at other times. Details haven't been worked out exactly yet, but that's the framework. less
Susan,I see where the school system covers your cost now. ... moreSusan,I see where the school system covers your cost now. But by adding to the officers salary, would this not increase the amount of the LEO Separation Allowance the City would be obligated to pay upon retirement? If so, then the school system is not paying that so I question whether allowing the off-duty employment to go through our payroll is in the best interest of the Town for the future.
I'm not sure what we would do in this situation, but I hope it w... moreI'm not sure what we would do in this situation, but I hope it would be the same as any other. We would pay the officer(s) our "standby" rate of $25 per hour and bill the school system $30 per hour, with the $5 difference covering the city's portion of FICA, LGERS, and 401(k). My guess is we might negotiate a lower "standby" rate for an ongoing situation such as this. We have an agreement somewhere that we've used in the past for ongoing traffic control during some bridge work. If memory serves, paying them ourselves keeps them as our employees so they are ok to use our equipment and are covered under our worker's comp, etc.Definitely check with your insurer and develop a policy/agreement with the school system if needed to make sure you are covered for the things Jason mentioned such as vehicle, weapon, etc. less
We have always moved salary ranges by the amount of COLA and giv... moreWe have always moved salary ranges by the amount of COLA and given employees the COLA percentage as a percent of permanent pay increase. Questions to ponder:1. If you don't make the COLA part of the annual salary, how is it a true "cost of living increase" to keep pace with inflation, etc.? If you provide this as a nonrecurring bonus, it is just that - a bonus.2. If you don't move salary ranges by the amount of the COLA, how do you keep your pay competitive? Pay studies are expensive and only come around every 3 -5 (ore more years).3. If you treat this one person at the top of his/her pay scale differently than all other employees, might he/she complain about discrimination for being at the top of the scale and not receiving the same type of annual, permanent salary increase as everyone else?4. How would an employee reach the top of his/her pay grade? Is that because salary scales aren't moved with COLAs or due to merit increases or pay studies?The questions above are why we move salary s... less
