Register now for Governing Leadership Forum: Maryland 2014 on April 17 at the College Park Marriott Inn and Conference Center UMUC in Hyattsville, MD. Join senior policy leaders, influential thinkers…
Caroline County Commissioners recently held a roundtable discussion with county departments to begin the process of balancing the county's fiscal 2015 budget. Based on budget requests, Caroline County's general fund…
Register now for Governing Leadership Forum: Maryland 2014 on April 17 at the College Park Marriott Inn and Conference Center UMUC in Hyattsville, MD. Join senior policy leaders, influential thinkers…
Frederick County Commissioners announced a balanced FY 2015 Recommended Operating Budget that closed a $13 million deficit that was originally presented in the base budget on December 19, 2013. From…
This post summarizes the status of bills MACo tracked on employee benefits and relations in the 2014 Legislative Session. Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties HB…
As reported by Governing, the latest Governmental Accounting Standards Board rules on pension reporting reveal that funding decisions are in the hands of local decision-makers. To assist county officials and…
As reported by Pensions & Investments online, the aggregate funded status of local government pension plans was 69% for the 2012 fiscal year, down 11 percentage points from the previous year,…
State Budget Solutions, a nonpartisan nonprofit with the mission of reforming governments’ approach to budgeting, recently released a report on state pension liabilities that shows large liabilities for state government…
