In an effort to prevent additional wasteful spending the Government Withholding Relief Coalition submitted this letter to the Senate asking for a 2-year delay in the 3% withholding requirement as the implementation deadline of January 2012 looms.

This letter was sent to all members of the House urging a two-year delay of the 3% withholding requirement if repeal is unattainble this year.

ICMA Latinoamérica is expanding its successful program to help Latin American jurisdictions improve their credit ratings.

In this installment of Career Compass, Dr. Benest offers advice on becoming fluent in the poetry of finance.

In this issue, Bob Bland (University of North Texas) discusses that the manager is not only the point person on budget deliberations, but is also the primary communicator to the community on budget matters. In council-manager governments, the manager’s voice stands out from all others for its authoritativeness and credibility.

Local governments face serious fiscal challenges that will require hard choices, and not all budget options are appropriate for all communities.

In the spring of 2004, the Town of Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department was notified of a $4.5 million donation to be used at Ida Lee Park.