by Bob Jessup | Apr 1, 2015 | Blog
Spring is in the air, making April a great month to carry out the legal housekeeping for your local nonprofits and authorities. Every county has an industrial authority (whether you know it or not). Most cities and towns will have a housing authority (sometimes...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog
When a new governor or president takes office, newspaper columns and the blogosphere are full of unsolicited advice for how the new person in charge, and that person’s team, can make things better. Perhaps the appointment of Greg Gaskins as the new Deputy Treasurer...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 23, 2015 | Blog
We think of “two-thirds bonds” as the “unsung heroes” of North Carolina public finance. A two-thirds bond is a type of general obligation bond that typically doesn’t require voter approval. They are an underutilized funding resource. Under North Carolina law, certain...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog
We occasionally field questions about the use of “Synthetic TIF” to finance economic development projects so we thought we’d pen a quick post to explain how a local government can use a “Synthetic TIF” for economic development. First,...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 2, 2015 | Blog
Folks who haven’t been through a bond referendum before—and for that matter, those that have—often underestimate how long the formal process takes. Generally, you need to start the formal process by June to have a comfortable schedule working toward a November...
