Bob Bland discusses how the accounting system provides the framework for maintaining the financial integrity, while the budget is the preeminent financial planning document in government. This article originally appeared in the May 2008 issue of <i>Academic Matters.</i>

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In a Management Insights column, ICMA Executive Director Bob O'Neill examined the sustainability efforts of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

The nation’s city finance officers report that the fiscal condition of the nation’s cities continues to weaken in 2010 as cities confront the effects of the economic downturn.

Yard signs, political action committees, candidates seeking endorsement pepper the country especially during the late-summer, early autumn.