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Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Work Order Systems Mean Better Financial Management, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A complete work order system can enhance the financial manager’s control and accountability of any public works project.
Finding Money For Municipal Water, Wastewater, And Solid Waste Projects In Tennessee, Sharon Rollins
Finding Money For Municipal Water, Wastewater, And Solid Waste Projects In Tennessee, Sharon Rollins
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This guide provides an overview of various financing programs available to Tennessee's local governments for water, wastewater, solid waste, and other project needs.
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On The Road To Understanding, Ron Darden
Technical Bulletins: State Street Aid Fund Expenditures: On The Road To Understanding, Ron Darden
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The Tennessee Legislature has authorized the state to distribute a portion of proceeds from the state gasoline and motor vehicle fuel tax to incorporated cities and towns to use for maintaining and improving municipal streets.
Technical Bulletins: Gasb Statements Number 33 And 36, Al Major
Technical Bulletins: Gasb Statements Number 33 And 36, Al Major
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The focus of these statements is when and how to record revenue.
Utility Manual, Bill Young
Utility Manual, Bill Young
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
The purpose of this manual is to provide cities with a better understanding of funding water and sewer utility operations.
General Fixed Asset Accounting, Dick Phebus
General Fixed Asset Accounting, Dick Phebus
MTAS History
A MUNICIPALITY'S FIXED ASSETS are tangible assets bought or obtained through past transactions or events. They include buildings, equipment, improvements other than buildings, and land. In the private sector, these assets are generally referred to as property, plant, and equipment.
Municipal Budget Workshop, Mtas, The University Of Tennesse Center For Government Training
Municipal Budget Workshop, Mtas, The University Of Tennesse Center For Government Training
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This manual provides an up-to-date look at the art of local government budgeting. In spite of the variety of local governments in Tennessee, general descriptions can be offered and analytical patterns discussed. The following topics are covered: why do we budget; the budget cycle; the budget process, including the interaction of the many role players in the process; the many purposes of budgeting; and resource constraints.
Technical Bulletins: 1987-88 State Revenue Estimates, Federal Revenue Sharing & Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty
Technical Bulletins: 1987-88 State Revenue Estimates, Federal Revenue Sharing & Local Sales Tax Outlook, Ken Joines, Jim Leuty
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides the amount of state shared taxes that Tennessee cities were expected to receive for the fiscal year 1987-88. At the time this bulletin was published, the State General Assembly had not yet adjourned and the state budget had not been passed. Therefore, the per capita amounts presented in the bulletin were estimates only and subject to change.
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
Budget Manual For Tennessee Cities (1984), Michael Tallent, Robert W. Freson
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This document was designed to assist in the preparation of the typical municipal budget and to provide a basic guideline for the municipal official in budget development.
Policy Issues Facing Boston: 1984, A Summary, Robert A. Corrigan, Edmund Beard, John W. Mccormack Institute Of Public Affairs, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Policy Issues Facing Boston: 1984, A Summary, Robert A. Corrigan, Edmund Beard, John W. Mccormack Institute Of Public Affairs, University Of Massachusetts Boston
John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications
In the Fall of 1983 the John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs asked a number of experts in various fields from within and outside the University to prepare an analysis of the major policy issues facing the City of Boston in 1984.
In December 1983, the Boston School Committee and City Council, in separate half-day seminars, came to the University for discussions on the issues identified. At the same time, the papers prepared were delivered to the transition teams of the Flynn Administration. This report briefly summarizes the major findings of the effort.
Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost
Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The following questionnaire was designed by the State Comptroller's Office and is used by your independent auditor in evaluating the city's system each year. It is recommended that city personnel use the questionnaire to conduct a self-evaluation at various times during the year to help improve internal control and reduce audit exceptions.
Report No. 27
Technical Bulletins: Improving Productivity In The Smaller City, Mtas
Technical Bulletins: Improving Productivity In The Smaller City, Mtas
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Because of the growing interest in productivity improvement (getting the most for your money), MTAS District Consultant E. W. Meisenhelder developed a basic checklist for officials in cities under 10,000 population to use as a starting point in evaluating their own operations. It is divided among the four general subjects of finance, public works, public safety, and general administration.
Manual Of Accounts For Tennessee Municipalities, W. Harold Read, William R. Snodgrass
Manual Of Accounts For Tennessee Municipalities, W. Harold Read, William R. Snodgrass
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
Proper municipal accounting is basic to efficient city administration. Hence, if good municipal government is to prevail, the accounting system must be so designed and operated as to produce the required fiscal information. For this reason the Municipal Technical Advisory Service is grateful for the opportunity to make available to municipal finance officers and other officials in Tennessee this publication, a "Manual of Accounts." The manual is the first of a series of important technical publications in this field; two others now in preparation are scheduled for publication within the coming year.