City & Town Newsletters

This article is part of the 2025 New Officials edition. In it, the Bureau of Accounts provides helpful guidance and resources to new accountants and other finance officials.

This article is part of the 2025 New Officials edition of City & Town. In it, the Bureau of Local Assessment provides helpful guidance and resources to new municipal assessors.

The clerk is an integral part of the municipal management team and a central information point for residents. This article provides the clerk with guidance on interacting with DLS.

This article provides guidance to assist local officials in generating a comprehensive budget document that lays out the upcoming budget proposal within the context of the community’s fiscal condition.

This article provides guidance to assist local officials in budgeting, costing and forecasting salary and wage costs by establishing a position control spreadsheet.

In this article the Financial Management Resource Bureau provides guidance on town administrator role in a municipality.

This article is a helpful guide for local officials related to town by-laws and sustaining efforts by policymakers that ensure local by-laws remain complete, cohesive and up-to-date.

This article emphasizes the importance of coordination among financial offices within municipalities, highlighting the interdependence and collaboration required between accounting, assessing, collection, and treasury offices to ensure effective financial management and operations.

This article is an overview of the roles and functions of the town administrator who serves as the chief executive local official in a town.

This article highlights the benefits of a community getting its tax rates set punctually each fiscal year. It provides important details related to the approval process and identifies factors that could increase the chances of missing process deadlines.