The DLS Technical Assistance Bureau (TAB) helps cities and towns improve the effectiveness of their financial management and fiscal planning by providing them with a wide range of published guidance, presentations, trainings, and project-based consulting services. In every local engagement, our team assesses the community's goals, challenges, and constraints to deliver a report containing practical recommendations to improve operations. Among the resources and services we provide are:
- Online guidance - best practice papers on financial reserves, debt management, enterprise funds and many other topics; municipal finance glossary; capital planning manual and forms
- Online tools - calculators to assess the impact of tax levy and debt decisions; templates for receivable control and cashbook; forecast workbook and manual
- Training – presentations to professional groups; local, individualized trainings
- Community-tailored best practice deliverables - financial policy manuals; financial forecasts; budget documents; financial indicator analyses
- Consulting projects - broad-scope financial management reviews; government structure or operational reviews; shared service analyses; capital planning studies; community comparison analyses
To request TAB services, city and town officials with a Gateway account can click the link and follow the instructions provided on the landing page:
https://dlsgateway.dor.state.ma.us/gateway/TAB.
For any questions, please contact Zack Blake, TAB Bureau Chief, at blakez@dor.state.ma.us.