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Dollars And Sense (Of Purpose)
By Katie Roundtree, Finance Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District
By official proclamation, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District’s an unmodified opinion on the fair presentation of the
on March 10, the Palm finance department consists of a finance director, budget financial statements, the best result possible.
Beach County Board of manager, fiscal specialist/receptionist, information Finally, we are in the process of drafting our 2020/21
County Commissioners, system specialist/payroll clerk and two part-time interns. budget. In an effort to communicate our spending plan
designated March 16 to 20 Staff is responsible for preparing and managing an to our constituents, Northern’s staff will hold meetings
as “Government Finance approximately $37 million budget for roughly 50 unique with unit representatives, including landowners, property
Professionals Week.” This units of development. Each unit has its own budget and managers and homeowner association representatives. The
inaugural Government assessment rate(s). Northern’s tax roll is certified each district’s Budget and Banking Committee will carefully
Finance Professionals Week year with approximately 160 different assessment rates review all aspects of the proposed budget. Meetings will
is sponsored by the Florida that are applied to each of the 58,000 parcels within the be held throughout the late spring and early summer to
Government Finance district. discuss the budget with the Board of Supervisors. Check
Officers Association We take our responsibility seriously and that gives us our website for our meeting schedule.
(FGFOA), a professional association founded in 1937 the sense of purpose to ensure the proper accountability NPDES tip: Please do not put any excess oils, paints
and serving more than 3,300 professionals from state, of taxpayers’ money. The most recent audit of the or solvents into lakes, canals, or storm drains! They go
county and city governments, school districts, colleges financial statements of the district was presented to the directly into the ground water supply.
and universities, special districts, and private firms. Board of Supervisors in February and Northern received
The FGFOA is dedicated to being a professional
resource by providing opportunities through education,
networking, leadership and information. The weeklong
series of activities sponsored by the FGFOA and all it’S the law
of its member governmental organizations, is aimed at
recognizing government finance professionals and the
vital services that they provide to our state and to our
communities. Did You Know That, In Florida …
“This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the
talents of many professionals who are generally not in
the public eye,” said FGFOA President Ken Burke. “We By Adam S. Gumson, Esq.
offer congratulations to all of the government finance A residential mortgage communicating with medical providers, obtaining records
professionals throughout the state of Florida as we is a document in which and/or transferring one to/from different facilities).
celebrate their accomplishments.” the owner uses the title to In order to divorce, the court has to have subject-
“The professional finance officer’s knowledge, residential property as matter jurisdiction and so one of the parties must have
integrity and dedication make certain that funds entrusted security for a loan described resided in the state for at least six months and must have the
to government are properly budgeted, disbursed and in a promissory note. The intent to remain a resident at the time of filing. Other states
accounted for,” Burke said. “This accountability is a key mortgage must be signed have different residency and/or alternative requirements
ingredient to ensure people’s faith in government.” by the owner (borrower or to qualify to file for a divorce.
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