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ICMA Members in the News: Week of January 16th

20 January 2012 | 1:38 PM | Tags: ICMA Member News

The following ICMA Member made news over the last week. Click on a member’s name to see his Knowledge Network profile or follow the news link to read the full article.

Deputy City Administrator Jeff Dingman of the City of Fort Smith, Ark., will help save the city $1.1 million by refinancing bonded debt. (Fort Smith Times Record)

In other local government news this week:

Virginia Beach, Va. has supported a state initiative that would close loops for big Internet stores like Amazon to avoid charging sales taxes even though their facilities are physically located in the region. (The Virginia Pilot)
The City of Liberty, Utah officials are considering adding an accommodations’ tax on motels and hotels as way to increase revenue for future tourism projects. (Liberty Tribune)
In an effort to deal with recent federal crackdowns on illegal immigration, local Denver courts have taken on a system of prioritizing cases. Local officials say some cases still open from as early as 1996 and rather than being resolved they have been piling up more quickly than the court system can handle. (The Washington Post)