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Does Your City have Too Many Funds?

Does Your City have Too Many Funds?

April 14, 2016  by  Randy Hinchliffe
Category:  Guest Author ,  Budgets and Budgeting ,  Financial Management ,  Fund Balance and Reserves

Not too long ago, I read a short tidbit in one of the local newspapers about the adoption of a nearby city’s budget. I was struck by the fact that the city had 28 different funds in its budget. With so many funds to account for, it got me thinking about the criteria for establishing funds and when a city might have too many funds.

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Small City Perspective: Is State Shared Revenue a Necessity or Burden?

Small City Perspective: Is State Shared Revenue a Necessity or Burden?

January 15, 2016  by  Randy Hinchliffe
Category:  Guest Author ,  Revenues

Randy Hinchliffe from the City of Waitsburg provides his perspective on dealing with the lack of local control of state shared revenues.

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