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  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    This email originated from inside Macon-Bibb County Government. Do NOT click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Message sent internally from: jones@maconbibb.us However, I do budget ...

  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    We've got a grant administrator who is in the Finance Dept and reports to the CFO. She handles all our grant needs and we would be lost without her. I can only find an older version of the job description, but there was a title change a year ago ...

  • Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    We are a city of about 42,000 residents and are constantly seeking out grants so we're requesting a new position for a grant manager/administrator. We're looking to consolidate all grants to one person with the help of each department. Who in your ...

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    CFD Bond Issuance

    Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    Our agency recently issued bonds for CFD infrastructure development. The bond proceeds were deposited to a Fiscal Agent. The developer invoices are approved by our Finance Director and payments are disbursed by the Fiscal Agent. We have created a special ...

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    RE: Risk Based Reserves

    Posted in: General GFOA Forum

    Hi Yvonne. I can tell you that many govts have used the more "subjective" method described in the report. We don't track their results but we've heard from many govts that have used that method. Plenty of have also use the "single number" approach described ...

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