Category: General Local Government (Miscellaneous)
An Update on COVID-19 Vaccination for Local Government Employers
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 03/04/21
One Year of COVID-19 in North Carolina
By: Jill Moore Published on: 03/03/21
So Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA Leave Have Expired? Should We Extend?
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 01/04/21
FFCRA Not Extended; Expires December 31, 2020
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 12/22/20
2018 Survey Results Are In
By: David Owens Published on: 12/21/20
May a Public Employer Require Vaccination Against COVID-19?
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 12/20/20
You Can’t Wear That: Drafting and Enforcing Nondiscriminatory Workplace Appearance Policies
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 12/11/20
Local Residents Only: May Nonresidents be Precluded from Enjoying Public Recreation Facilities?
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 12/01/20
Civil Penalties for Violations of State Emergency Orders?
By: Trey Allen Published on: 11/30/20
Challenging the Results in Elections to Council of State Offices and the General Assembly: How is it Done?
By: Robert Joyce Published on: 11/20/20
Chapter 160D Deadlines and Transitions
By: Adam Lovelady Published on: 10/08/20
Revised FFCRA Regulations Effective September 16, 2020
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 09/30/20
IRS Issues Guidance on the Employee Social Security Tax Deferral
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 08/31/20
A Pause in the Legislative Session
By: Aimee Wall Published on: 07/13/20
Human Trafficking in the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Margaret Henderson Published on: 05/15/20
New Legislation: Disclosing Communicable Disease Information to Law Enforcement to Prevent or Lessen a Serious or Imminent Threat
By: Jill Moore Published on: 05/13/20
Furloughing Employees During the COVID-19 Crisis
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 04/22/20
Electronic Meetings During the COVID-19 Emergency: Recommended Practices
By: Trey Allen Published on: 04/09/20
Highlights of the U.S. Department of Labor’s FFCRA Regulations
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 04/06/20
Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
By: Connor Crews Published on: 04/02/20
Which Tax and Retirement Deductions Must Be Taken from FFCRA Emergency Paid Leave?
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 03/30/20
Can We Really Ban In-Person Attendance at Board Meetings During the Coronavirus Emergency?
By: Trey Allen Published on: 03/25/20
Working With Community Partners on COVID-19 Response
By: Margaret Henderson Published on: 03/23/20
Local Government Finance Office Management and Internal Controls During COVID-19
By: Kara Millonzi Published on: 03/22/20
How the Paid Sick Leave Provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Affect Government Employers
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 03/22/20
Failures to Vote by Board Members Participating Remotely
By: Trey Allen Published on: 03/20/20
COVID-19: Procurement Questions for North Carolina’s Local Governments
By: Connor Crews Published on: 03/20/20
Local Government Childcare Assistance for Essential Employees During COVID-19 Outbreak
By: Kara Millonzi Published on: 03/16/20
Teleworking Guidance for Local Governments: Best Practices, Sample Policies, and Cyber Security
By: Kara Millonzi Published on: 03/15/20
Meetings and Public Hearings Under the Coronavirus State of Emergency
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 03/13/20
Isolation, Quarantine, and Social Distancing: What’s the Difference?
By: Jill Moore Published on: 03/10/20
The Difference Between a Serious Health Condition under the FMLA and a Disability under the ADA
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 02/20/20
City Obligations for Providing Services to Annexed Areas
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 01/30/20
Short-Term Rentals: Dwelling Units or Transient Accommodations?
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 01/02/20
New SOG Bulletin! Human Trafficking of Minors and Young Adults: What Local Governments Need to Know
By: Sara DePasquale Published on: 12/20/19
Resources for Local Health Departments on the New Law Requiring Reports of Juvenile Crime Victims to Law Enforcement
By: Jill Moore Published on: 11/27/19
School of Government Survey
By: Kara Millonzi Published on: 11/13/19
BIG NEWS: S.L. 2019-245 Creates a New Universal Mandated Reporting Law for Child Victims of Crimes and Changes the Definition of “Caretaker”
By: Sara DePasquale Published on: 11/13/19
Sales Tax 101 for Local Governments
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 10/31/19
Who Appoints City and County Clerks?
By: Trey Allen Published on: 10/18/19
City of Albemarle v. Nance: Mountain or Molehill?
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 10/02/19
The New Overtime Rule is Here and Effective January 1, 2020
By: Diane Juffras Published on: 09/25/19
Regulation of Short-Term Rentals and the Effect of S.L. 2019-73
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 09/09/19
Ordinance Report Requirement – Round Two
By: Trey Allen Published on: 08/30/19
Public Official Immunity for Intentional Torts? The Split Continues
By: Trey Allen Published on: 06/20/19
Short-Term Rentals and Regulatory Approaches
By: Rebecca Badgett Published on: 02/27/19
What is Exempt Inventory?
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 02/21/19
What are “Full and Accurate” Minutes?
By: Trey Allen Published on: 01/22/19
Changes to the Legislative Reporting Service
By: Aimee Wall Published on: 01/14/19
Plan Consistency Statements
By: David Owens Published on: 12/03/18