Finance
Finance is a fundamental concern for local and state government agencies, encompassing budget planning, revenue management, and fiscal responsibility. Effective financial management ensures that government operations are sustainable and resources are allocated efficiently to meet public needs. This directory offers articles on finance, including topics like Grants, which explore the processes and strategies for obtaining grant funding to subsidize the cost of programs and projects. It also includes articles on finance, which explores the processes and strategies for creating, managing, and adjusting government budgets to align with policy goals and economic conditions.
        Monthly receipts averaging $160K put Kingston’s ambulance billing on pace for $1.9M
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress” calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Get the insights, expert advice and tools to help your agency score big on grants
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety will be receiving a new Rosenbauer Fire Apparatus using funds from Michigan’s Marijuana Excise Tax 
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        East St. Louis officers estimate there is about $1.2 million owed to about 40 current and retired officers
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Lewiston city council members promised to seek an alternative to the upgrade that was supposed to improve response times and firefighters’ working conditions
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        “We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all,” a Rensselaer County executive said
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Troy uses incentives to help with retention and tries to compensate the unpaid firefighters, said Mayor Ethan Baker
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A new facility would replace the John F. Cutter Jr. Fire Station, which has been in use since the early 1970s and has a decaying roof
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A $10K bill for police expenses remains outstanding, the Sioux City finance director said
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The agency will not receive its $1.27 million order for up to two years because of manufacturing delays
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The new positions will be in the department’s aviation and rescue unit or at a station in the works
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Council members nixed only one major request: a $12 million proposal to cover the cost of officers’ health insurance
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        After getting 155,730 applications from eligible essential workers, including LEOs, FFs, EMS providers and COs, lawmakers realized they would have to put more money in or slash benefits
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The state is no longer accept new applications and plans to increase funding by $76.6 million while implementing a tiered system