Cities across the country are deep into the preparation of their FY2021 budgets, a job that is difficult in the best of circumstances for both City Managers and Finance professionals. However, under the current pandemic conditions, it is seriously daunting and looks almost impossible. This is particularly true for those jurisdictions preparing multi-year projections. The first challenge is doing the projections at all. The second challenge is working with your elected officials, bargaining groups, and community to accept them!
As the sharing economy explodes, jurisdictions are grappling with the implications. In this webinar, Avenu experts shared how jurisdictions can handle the regulatory disruption caused by the sharing economy.
The October 13 deadline for Governor Newsom to sign bills has come and gone. Implementation begins. Avenu is positioned to assist local agencies in implementing the new laws, including business license measures, and SB 344 the one-year extension for AB 1717 (2014) that captures UUT revenues from prepaid. READ MORE HERE.
This comprehensive guide covers selected measures – including many were considered the final weeks of session. The report covers legislation impacting local revenue sources and issues surrounding local governance. The Governor must act on measures by October 13, 2019. READ MORE HERE.
Avenu joins its California client cities, transportation authorities, mayors, business leaders and other local government leaders requesting the Governor’s signature on SB 5.
Managing pension and benefit plans can be challenging in today’s world. Disparate data sources, ongoing legislative changes, manual processes and work-arounds, and the increasing demand for instant access to information all create a complicated situation. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be complicated.
If you’re in charge of reporting unclaimed property for your company, you understand the dreaded challenges it can bring each year, especially if reports for multiple jurisdictions are needed.
SB 344 provides a one-year sunset extension for the point-of-sale collection mechanism for Utility User Taxes imposed on prepaid wireless service. Currently, 104 local agencies (101 cities and 3 counties) participate in the program set up under AB 1717 (2014). SB 344 will preserve the revenues. READ MORE HERE.
Americans are strapped for cash. Only 40% of Americans have enough money to pay a $1,000 unexpected expense from savings. We’re constantly looking for second jobs, and ways to bring in extra money. However, Americans are starting to realize there may be an easier way to put a little extra money in your pocket.
Avenu’s webinar showcases a cutting-edge new document search tool developed specifically for local government in partnership with Google Cloud and Sada Systems. Clearview Super Search enables governments to access documents with lightning speed across departments. The advanced search techniques allow constituents to quickly and conveniently search, purchase and download files, reducing support calls, while increasing revenue and productivity.