North Carolina city and county governing board members have a duty to vote. The general voting statutes, G.S. 153A-44 (counties) and G.S. 160A-75 (cities), allow members to be excused from voting on matters involving their “own financial interest.” What if the annual budget contains provisions that affect a board member’s financial interest? Is the member […]
Posts Tagged ‘budget’
Notices and Public Participation in the Budgeting Process
Monday, May 18th, 2015Budget season is in full swing for most local governments across the state. Managers, budget officers, department heads, and others are busy compiling expenditure requests and identifying potential revenue sources to balance the budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. Elected officials in many jurisdictions have been actively involved in setting policy […]
Budgets and the Tax Collection Percentage
Friday, March 23rd, 2012It’s budget time for local governments, and the fun should not be reserved just for finance and budget staffers. Tax officials need to play an important role in the process, too. The Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act prohibits a local government from assuming a higher property tax collection percentage for next year […]
Amending the Budget Ordinance—
Monday, August 3rd, 2009Anxieties are running high among many local government officials as they await the adoption of the State’s budget to learn the fate of local revenue sources. In fact, according to a July 30, 2009, bulletin update from the North Carolina League of Municipalities, pursuant to State budget negotiations as of that date, counties and municipalities […]