by Bob Jessup | May 4, 2014 | Blog
“I guess I can give you that information — it’s a matter of public record.” Most of us lawyers who work with local governments have heard this – many of us probably have said it. But just because a piece of information is a public record, that doesn’t mean a...
by Bob Jessup | Apr 11, 2014 | Blog
We’ve all been in meetings like this — I just didn’t know there was an accepted term for the phenomenon – Imagine a city council meeting with three agenda items: a $100 million power plant zoning approval, a request to build a $10,000 bike rack for city...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 20, 2014 | Blog
You can’t finance a house without signing completed loan documents in front of an attorney, or at least a legal assistant under direct supervision (meaning generally, in the same room or maybe the next room) of an attorney. You can’t even finance a car without signing...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 10, 2014 | Blog
At this time of year, as we move into budget season, I think it’s a good idea to remind folks of a local government’s authority to issue “two-thirds” general obligation bonds. Under North Carolina law, a local government can issue general obligation bonds in a fiscal...
by Bob Jessup | Feb 24, 2014 | Blog
Ever since the LGC started its project to write down rules for the allowed maturities on local government financings, I have been highly critical of the proposed rules as they apply when local government units want to refinance debt originally issued to the United...
by Bob Jessup | Dec 18, 2013 | Blog
A North Carolina local government recently sent out a request for proposals for bond counsel services. That RFP included the following question – a form of this precise question has been included in the form of a bond counsel RFP that’s been bumping around the State...
