A GUIDE TO MUNICIPAL PROGRESS REPORTING Meeting the Requirements of the Community Charter Community Charter Ministry of Community‚ Aboriginal‚ and Women’s Services Fall 2003 Preface This guide is the result of a collaborative effort by the Local Government Management Association‚ the British Columbia Government Finance Officer’s Association and the Ministry of Community‚ Aboriginal and Women’s Services. The purpose of this guide is to assist municipalities with the new annual reporting
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Disadvantages of Municipal Bonds The greatest advantage of municipal bonds can be summed up in two words: tax free. The interest rates on municipal bonds may seem low compared to similar long-term securities like Treasury bills and CDs‚ but tax advantages may level the playing field. Let ’s look at some examples. If you ’re in the 25 percent bracket for 2008 federal income taxes‚ you ’d have to find a taxable security with an interest rate of 4 percent to equal the yield of a tax-free municipal bond with
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History of Municipal administration in India The earliest evidence of local management of civic administration in India can be traced to Indus Valley civilization (around 2300 B.C) which was essentially an urban civilization. Commenting on the Indus Valley civilization‚ Golden Childe says “well planned streets and a magnificent system of drains‚ regularly cleared out; reflect the vigilance of some regular municipal government”. The nature of society and governance at local level underwent a significant
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Municipal Solid Waste Management: Texas ENV/420 Municipal Solid Waste Management: Texas Long-term Costs & Benefit of Course of Action Municipal Solid Waste has a definition all its own. This means more than just trash; but rather what makes up all the bits and pieces of trash and garbage. Society‚ as a whole‚ tends to throw away almost anything that is no longer of value to them. However‚ the plastic‚ cardboard‚ paper‚ books‚ clothing‚ metals‚ foil products‚ and some glass items can be recycled
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a community or even it may be the case‚ other controversies make the decision making process and get-go sign more complicated to achieve. It is in such situations‚ the Ontario Municipal Board plays a very crucial part. The Ontario municipal board early in the 19th century was recognized as the Ontario Railway and Municipal board. However later on in the early 1930’s‚ the board’s name and purpose were altered and it became an
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Assignment 1 Exercise 1: Critique "Does Municipal Amalgamation Strengthen the Financial Viability of Local Governance? - A Canadian Example" and the textbook lesson "Municipal Reform and Restructuring" provides sufficient details for examination. In 1995‚ Bill 126 proposed amalgamation as a method to relieve municipalities of pre-existing burdens yet the final result did not appear to achieve the declared objectives. It was a forward thinking‚ ratepayer benefit‚ valued employee progressive
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within the United States believe that America has been struck with a "trash crisis"‚ however‚ this is not truly case from the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) facts for 2010. Before‚ we start let us take a moment to discuss what trash or municipal solid waste (MSW) is. MSW is the collection of commonly used items that discarded by the general populace‚ many of these include packaging‚ food scraps‚ grass clippings‚ sofas‚ computers‚ tires and house appliances (EPA). Although the information
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Tashia Walker Professor Steven Tran Government 2301 10 December 2012 Spotlighting Municipal Governments in Texas Home to the famous historical Alamo‚ San Antonio Texas has a metropolitan appeal. One of the most populated cities in Texas today. Currently‚ it has a significant growth span in terms of national demography in the United States. Its population is about 1 million people and rising. From 2000-2010‚ it was the fastest growing city in United
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Abstract A grievance was filed by Local 10 of the American Federation of State‚ County‚ and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on behalf of Carol Fern. Carol has been an employee of Bainbridge Borough for 18 years as a tax clerk. She was recently denied a request of 6 months unpaid maternity leave for a new born baby she and her husband recently adopted. It is the union’s belief that there has been a clear violation of their contract with Bainbridge Borough. Bainbridge Borough will be required to provide
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT‚ GAUTENG (REPULIC OF SOUTH AFRICA) CASE NUMBER: 10/2012 In the Appeal between: HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT‚ FREE STATE APPELLANT And JOLENE PAKKIES Acting on behalf of Dineo Tau Zozo Tau Lulu Tau RESPONDENT ___________________________________________________________________________ HEADS OF ARGUMENT OF APPELLANT ___________________________________________________________________________ In an Appeal to the Constitutional Court the Appellant‚ the
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