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These self-assessing and reporting characteristics makes these types of tax levies most susceptible to the not uncommon practices of taxpayers either under-reporting or not reporting their actual tax liabilities. Under-reporting or non-reporting of tax liabilities have two impactsCthey reduce yields and play havoc with the concepts of horizontal equity, since equals are not being treated equally. To address these issues, jurisdiction should adopt tax verification programs and require collections of Act 511 taxes to enforce them. These are activities requiring audits of taxpayers' records to substantiate their tax liabilities and tax payments. 5. Interest and penalty charges on taxes and fees comply with law, or are adequate to encourage prompt payment. Commentary The legislative body should periodically review the state law concerning the interest and penalty which may be applied to delinquent tax and fee payments. Not only should local governments authorize the charge of the maximum allowable interest and penalty values on overdue accounts, it should institute policies against the waiver of such charges without the legislative body's formal authorization. 6. The municipality periodically analyzes tax delinquencies and has a program in place which aggressively attempts to collect these delinquent taxes. Commentary With an effective program, a municipality should be able to collect about 95-98 percent of its real property taxes and greatly improve the collection of non-property taxes. Delinquent tax accounts should be turned over to the delinquent tax collector on a timely basis. The municipality should expect the delinquent tax collector to vigorously pursue overdue accounts and use whatever means inclusive of property liens, and pay attachment and magisterial actions. Sheriff sales of chronically delinquent properties or for those which have reached a delinquency of a predetermined minimum value should be authorized by the legislative body. 7. Where fees and service charges have been established, they are adequate to recoup all direct and indirect costs of providing these services, unless there are specific policies calling for the jurisdiction to subsidize various services which are paid by fees from tax revenues. Commentary In those instances where there are no policies requiring the subsidization of services which are feed, municipalities should strive to set a fee schedule that encompasses all of the personnel, contractual and materials/supplies costs and indirect costs dealing with overhead, depreciation and return on investment charges related to the provision of the service. A-26
FACTOR: MUNICIPAL CASH MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT Standards 1. The municipality has a cash management plan which projects and displays both expected revenues and disbursements on a monthly, weekly or daily basis, as appropriate. Commentary The primary purpose of a cash management plan is to permit the municipality to know at any time what money is available for investment. The municipality needs to keep track of those times during the year when it knows what revenues will be coming in and in what amount, and how much of that revenue will be needed to pay bills which are known to come due at particular times. A cash management plan will help the municipality to invest its available cash for the longest time possible without limiting its ability to meet current expenditure payment obligations. 2. All revenues are combined for investment purposes and an audit trail is maintained for each revenue source. Commentary To facilitate the investment of available cash, the municipality monitors the receipts within each of its funds on a daily basis. Any money not needed to pay bills is invested. In order to purchase certificates of deposit of a value which may garner a higher rate of interest, the municipality should combine money from its various funds for investment purposes. Interest earned is allocated on a proportionate basis to the respective funds from which the money was drawn. 3. Investment responsibilities are vested in a single individual within the local government. Commentary To assure the prudent investment of municipal funds, the investment officer should be able to make informed decisions regarding the safety, liquidity and yield of instruments available to local governments. To do so, the individual should be trained and knowledgeable of prevailing provisions regarding investments, the principles associated with sound governmental investment practices, and the considerations used to develop the municipality's investment policies and/or annual investment objectives. FACTOR: MUNICIPAL PURCHASING POLICY AND PROCEDURES Standard 1. All policies and procedures pertaining to the purchase of goods and services are in writing and are designed to provide the municipality with a cost-effective purchasing system which conforms to laws governing the purchase of materials and services. The governing body has formally adopted the purchasing policies and procedures. A-27
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THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY DESKTOP REF
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SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSIO
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THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY’S DESKTOP
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SECTION: PAGE IX. MUNICIPAL PURCHAS
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SECTION: PAGE XV. RECORDS MANAGEMEN
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Local Governmen
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PREFACE THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY’S
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INTRODUCTION THE MUNICIPAL SECRETAR
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SECTION I RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE G
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SECTION I POLICIES TO EXPEDITE AND
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A. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MUNICIPA
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B. MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT POLICIES AN
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C. MUNICIPAL INTERNAL CONTROL POLIC
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D. MUNICIPAL BUDGETING Developing a
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E. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMING
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F. MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT A muni
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H. MUNICIPAL PURCHASING Effective a
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K. MEETING AGENDA The adoption and
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MUNICIPAL HIRING POLICY For local g
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General Qualification - In order to
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service or product that a Preferred
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SECTION II SECRETARY'S CALENDAR REF
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SECTION II REPORTING CALENDAR Forew
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ANNUAL SECRETARY’S CALENDAR DATE
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SECTION III NETWORKING Foreword Suc
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS This port
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THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASS
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GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES DIRECTORY Alt
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STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICES ATTORNEY
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District Office Contact Information
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY The Local
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SECTION VIII MUNICIPAL BUDGET REFER
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SECTION VIII MUNICIPAL BUDGET Forew
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THE DO’S AND DON’TS OF MUNICIPA
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MUNICIPAL BUDGET CALENDAR OPERATING
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A BUDGET CALENDAR FOR THE SECRETARY
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Estimation of Revenues Factors to C
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CHECKLIST EXPENDITURE DATA REQUIRED
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PERSONNEL RECORDS GENERAL Employees
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RECORDS RETENTION REQUIREMENTS Comp
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Nondiscrimination Equal Opportunity
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Accidents must be reported without
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THE MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT POLICY AND
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NOTES INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS PERMIT
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A CASH FLOW ANALYSIS FOR INVESTMENT
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A Sample of a Municipal Cash Flow A
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NOTES INTERNAL CONTROLS BASIC PRINC
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Sound Procedures for Authorizing, R
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10. The bank statement balance, les
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NOTES CREATING PETTY CASH/CHANGE FU
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FORM A XII-15 Revised May 2006
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SECTION XIII MANAGING MUNICIPAL MEE
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SECTION XIII MEETING MANAGEMENT For
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MEETING AGENDA* The adoption and us
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BASIC MEETING PROCEDURE 1. A member
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SAMPLE MINUTES Supervisors= Meeting
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DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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SECTION XIV MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEME
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SECTION XIV MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEME
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A Risk Management Policy for Small
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NOTES MUNICIPAL INSURANCE * A. GENE
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MUNICIPAL INSURANCE - Pennsylvania
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NOTES RISK MANAGEMENT* A SAFETY CHE
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NOTES STEPS TO BEGIN A BASIC RISK M
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Records Inventory Form Inventoried
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NOTES CONTROLLING AND MANAGING RECO
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT GRANTS The Penns
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SECTION XVI PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVE
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SECTION XVI PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVE
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PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1 A B
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Home Rule The Pennsylvania 1874 Con
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The borough council, the township c
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The duties of the offices of solici
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Policy and legislative powers shoul
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As voluntary associations, members
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Page 609 and 610: Alternative Service Delivery Approa
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Page 661 and 662: DEFINITIONS The following is a comp
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Page 665 and 666: credit ratings-Concerned with the c
Page 667 and 668: errors and omissions-Type of insura
Page 669 and 670: improvements-Those physical changes
Page 671 and 672: mandamus-(writ of) An order compell
Page 673 and 674: performance audit-An independent, t
Page 675 and 676: esolution-A decision, opinion, poli
Page 677 and 678: tax increment financing-A means to
Page 679 and 680: LEGISLATIVE ACTS This information w
Page 681 and 682: Pennsylvania Municipalities Plannin
Page 683 and 684: ABBREVIATIONS The following are abb
Page 685 and 686: INDEX - KEY WORDS Accident form, IV
Page 687 and 688: Secretary, duties of, XVI 30; XVII
Page 689 and 690: FUNCTIONAL INDEX BUDGET PROCESS Bud
Page 691 and 692: GOVERNMENT OFFICES (continued) Dept
Page 693 and 694: PURCHASING PROCESS (continued) Pigg
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