by Emily Jessup | Jun 25, 2025 | Blog
We were glad to be in Sylva on June 18 for a Housing Summit hosted by Western Carolina University and the Southwestern Commission Council of Governments. Bob provided the keynote address (slides available on our LinkedIn) and were pleased to see and be around so many...
by AJ Jessup | May 30, 2025 | Blog
Local government disclosures regarding tax collections, outstanding debt, and any pension plans have always been important for complying with applicable disclosure rules and regulations. Climate and cybersecurity risks are two newer topics that have found their way...
by Emily Jessup | May 8, 2025 | Blog
As local governments face budget challenges caused by the slowdown in sales tax collections (and associated hold-harmless funding), the end of ARPA-related funding, and potential instability in Federal aid, a healthy fund balance may be more important than before. But...
by Emily Jessup | Apr 10, 2025 | Blog
We’ve all seen those signature blocks for attorneys at the end of contracts, under the caption “Approved as to Form.” But what does it mean? In Frayda Bluestein’s 2009 blog on this topic she wrote that the caption suggests “ a limited approval – approval as to form...
by Bob Jessup | Mar 26, 2025 | Blog
The State statutes and the tax-exempt bond rules generally provide that borrowed money can only be used to pay “capital costs” of a project. But what is a “capital cost,” or a “capital expenditure,” exactly? Let’s split the question into a few sections. For new...
by Emily Jessup & AJ Jessup | Mar 21, 2025 | Blog
We were among the 800+ folks at the North Carolina Main Street conference March 11-13 in Mooresville. So many interesting sessions and bits of advice, including the following: If you don’t trust the private partner in your public-private...
