City & Town Newsletters

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.

This article provides helpful guidance to local officials in a community seeking to establish a special purpose capital stabilization fund dedicated to funding regular, required capital repairs and maintenance.

This article provides insights into the evolution of municipal government structures, highlighting changes such as the adoption of charters, establishment of chief administrative positions, adjustments in select board membership size, consolidation of departments, and the transition from elected to appointed officials.

This article highlights the importance of multi-year financial forecasting as a critical tool that allows local policymakers to analyze and evaluate the long-term impact of financial decisions.

This article highlights the importance of adopting financial policies as a best practice essential to sound, long-term budgeting for municipalities.