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...
by Sanford Holshouser LLP | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog
We hope it’s no secret how much our firm appreciates our friends across this great state. Thanks to you, Project Santa at Sanford Holshouser brought plenty of cheer to our Carrboro office. We sent out a request for ornaments that represented your neck of the woods in...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
Happy New Year! As 2020 begins, we offer this list of items to keep in mind as you plan for new capital projects and manage your existing projects. Here are a few things to think about at least once a year: Compliance with financing covenants. If you have any...
by Bob Jessup | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
In a previous post, we discussed the requirement for local governments to send a notice of a proposed borrowing to the “Legislative Joint Committee on Local Government.” This notice is to go to the Committee at least 45 days before consideration of a borrowing by the...
by Bob Jessup | Nov 14, 2019 | Blog
We now have the official 2020 calendar for meetings of the Local Government Commission. We thought a table might be handy. In addition to the meeting dates, this table shows the dates 28 days prior to the meeting, because, generally, the Commission staff wants a...
by Bob Jessup | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog
If you’ve been thinking about having a referendum for bonds or sales tax in your community, you should know that the calendar for Spring 2020 will be different than it has been in prior years. In 2020, North...
