by Sanford Holshouser LLP | Apr 28, 2020 | Blog
“When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown. When you’ve got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know, downtown.” Downtown plays a vital role in our lives and the health of our communities. It is a major...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 21, 2020 | Blog
North Carolina local governments rarely have cash flow problems. Fund balances, on-going sales tax receipts and the predictability of property tax collections in January allow localities to manage their cash with predictability and a healthy safety margin. We all hope...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
We’ve had a few questions recently about funding sidewalk projects. Sidewalks are expensive, so it’s hard to rely on stretched general fund tax revenues to fund sidewalks on a pay-as-you-go...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 8, 2020 | Blog
Keep your local authorities and nonprofits in good working condition Every county has an industrial authority (whether you know it or not). Most cities and towns will have a housing authority (sometimes whether you know it or not). Did you ever create a nonprofit...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog
On June 21 of last year, the Governor signed Session Law 2019-32. This law reorganized several state boards and commissions, as was required after some litigation between the Governor and the legislature. Section 1.(d) of that session law repealed Chapter 159I of the...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
We had an inquiry about setting out the very basics of how a local government can borrow money in North Carolina. This could be shared with governing board members or staff that might be new to local government. Here’s what we came up with. We hope that...
