Guide to local government finance in California
By: Michael Multari ... [et al.].
Publisher: Solano Press Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Point Arena, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781938166006
Subjects: Local finance; Local government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction and overview: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Local governments in California and what they do; title: Part II. Funds: 3. Fund accounting : sorting out the money; title: 4. The general fund : the flexible fund; title: 5. Special revenue funds : the inflexible funds; title: 6. Enterprise funds : the business-like funds; title: Part III. The practice: 7. Budgets and fiscal policy : allocating resources; title: 8. Labor : employing people; title: 9. Purchasing : buying things and contracting for services; title: 10. Capital improvements and debt financing : building things; title: 11. Investing : managing the public's portfolio; title: 12. Reporting : accountability and telling the financial story; title: Part IV. Development and municipal finance: 13. Local economic development : fostering business vitality; title: 14. Real estate development feasibility and the city as developer : perspectives and roles; title: 15. Fiscal impact analysis : costs and revenues of new development; title: Part V. Looking back, going forward : the road to reform: 16. Looking back : a brief history of California local government finance; title: 17. Going forward : outlook and future reform; title: Appendix A. An overview of public finance theory; title: Appendix B. Detailed city budget process; title: Appendix C. Presenting financial information; title: Appendix D. Useful information resources; title: Bibliography; title: Glossary.